This is an analysis of the poem Clemenceau that begins with:

His frown brought terror to his foes,
But now in twilight of his days...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabcbc aaaadXdX ececfgfg fdfXeXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110001 11011001 01010001 11010001 11110101 11010101 01110101 110001 01011101 01111101 11110101 01110101 01110101 11011101 11110101 1111010 01011111 10110111 11000101 11110001 01011111 111101010 10100101 1111010 11011101 11011101 01010010 10001100 01011101 01011111 11111111 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 291
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his, of, and, my are repeated.

    The author used the same word his at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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