This is an analysis of the poem L'Intrépide that begins with:

Intrépide Vide-bouteilles,
Qui passas tes nuits et tes veilles...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXaXX XXbXXb XXXXXX bXXaXX XcXXXa XXXXXc XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 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: 101100 110111110 101 1000110 101110110 1100 111110111 101101 1111 1110111 1111 01101 11110110 11100011 1111 100110 01110100 11101 111001100 101110100 10111 11111 11101011 11101 1100111 01011110 0101 111110 1100101 10100 1110011 1111101 10110 111111 11111001 11111 111000 111111 11111 01111 1100111 1111 1001111 111110 11110 1101111 01111110 1000
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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 L'Intrépide;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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