This is an analysis of the poem La Reine, Ma Blanchisseuse that begins with:

Ah ! c’est toi, chameau ! lui dis-je.
Parbleu ! jeune callipyge,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbXX XXbXXX cXXXXX XXXXXX aXcddX XdXXXX XXXXXX dXXXXX XXXXXX XXacXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010111 101100 101111 11101110 1111001 10111011 1101011 11101 11111101 11011 11111111 110110 11111 1111100 11111010 11011 1110011 111110 111111 1000110 11111 1111100 111100 1111100 1011111 1101111 100110 1011110 11111110 110110 1011100 11111110 10111 1111100 11111100 111111 11011110 11001100 11110110 01110 101010 111110 111111100 11011100 1111010 1110100 11111110 10100 1101101 111101 1111011 1101110 010101 101110 10110 1111100 101111 101011 11111100 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

  • summary of La Reine, Ma Blanchisseuse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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