This is an analysis of the poem L'Étranger that begins with:
Je me dis bien souvent : de quelle race es-tu ?
Ton coeur ne trouve rien qui l'enchaîne ou ravisse,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaaX XXX Xbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 111111001111 111111110110 11111111100 111010100111 101010111010 01101111010 1111101110111 10111111110 011001111100 01110111100 1001111111010 111111110110 1111011001 111011100111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of L'Étranger;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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