This is an analysis of the poem Le Saucisson that begins with:

Parbleu ! mon gentilhomme,
Éprouvé gastronome,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXa aXXXXX XXbXXb bbXXXa XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 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 1100 110010 111000 10010 111111 1101111 1110010 111100 11010 110100 11010 10111 1111100 11111 1110110 111110 1111110 11110 101100 10111 11110 10100 11011 111101 11001 111110 111110 11111 111001 1111111 101111 1111110 101011 01010 111011 11110111 11101 11000 1101 1101111 010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase ne connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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