This is an analysis of the poem Dis-Moi… that begins with:

Dis-moi, je veux que tu me dises,
— Malgré leur manque d’intérêt ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa XXXX XXXa XaXX bXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111110 1111 11000010 11101010 1110011 11100010 101110 1111101 1111110 111000 11111100 01010110 1111010 1111110 1101110 1111111100 1111110 1111110 11100101 100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

  • summary of Dis-Moi…;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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