This is an analysis of the poem Les Cabarets D'Hier Et D'Aujourd'Hui that begins with:

Aimez-vous ?… moi non plus, tout cet atroce bruit,
Cet excès de lumière,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXXXbcdc XXdX XXXb cXcX XXXX efef XXXX XXXX XaXX bXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111111101 11010 11011101100 111010 11110010101 1110100 100111111110 1101100 1111010011 101101 1111011111001 010111 111101111110 10110 1101111010 1110 11111011010 1111 1011010110111 1111101 0101011110111 1110 11110011011 01110 111111110100 111000 1001101101 11100 111001110001 101111 111101011111011 11010 111101100110 1011110 101101110100 1101 1111001110110 11111 10111110010 11101 1110110100 11110 111010101 11110 1111111101 001110 111110011011 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Les Cabarets D'Hier Et D'Aujourd'Hui;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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