This is an analysis of the poem Prix De Rome that begins with:

Les candidats — pour une fois
Au prix de Rome, de peinture,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaXa XXXX XXXX XbXX XXXX XXXX XXXX cXXX XXXX XXcX bXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100111 1101010 101101111 11010110 11010 111011 11111 101111 111010 1000011 1110000 101111 1001111 1010110 1010111 10101111 10010110 110111 1100110 11011011 110110110 100010 1110101 0101010 1100110 1111101 10110110 11110011 11111101 1111000 11010100 11101100 11010111 1011001 1011010 011111110 11111010 111011 1110100 1111100 1100110 111011 1010111 101111011 1111110011 111011100 0110111 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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 Prix De Rome;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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