This is an analysis of the poem Idylle Royale that begins with:

Elle était gironde
Allemande et blonde....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXXX XXbXXX XcXdXX XeXXXX XXXXXX XXXdXX XXXXXX XXXXXX ceXXXX XXXdXX XXXeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 10011 1110 10001 110 11110 1110 10110 1110 11011 01110 1010 111111 1111 110110 1101 10110 01011 101001 011111 1110 1110 11010 101111 110110 11110 11100 1101 1110 01100 11110 11001 10100 1111 11011 11010 1110 111 01100 01111 10100 11011 1011 1110 011 11011 1101 10101 11111 11010 110 111111 111010 1011 110110 111100 11010 1011 11111 1010 1110 10110 1011 10110111 1111 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 66
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Idylle Royale;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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