This is an analysis of the poem Bistro that begins with:

Non, bistro n’est pas une injure.
Et pour en décider tout court,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XbXX XXXc cdcX XXXX eXeb XdXX XXXX abaX XcXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011110 1111011 1111101111 011011 111100110 1000101 101010100 01011011 01010100 1011110 101011000 101111 11011111 1101110 1011110 10101110 111101111 11110101 11011010 1110111100 100101111 1011110 11101101 1110111111 0110111 01101010 11101011 111111111 1011001 11111110 01011 10111110 11100110 11010011 110110 111110010 11101011 10111111 11111110 11010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; je, de are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word de is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Bistro;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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