This is an analysis of the poem La Pêche that begins with:

Le pêcheur, vidant ses filets,
Voit les poissons d’or de la Loire...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXXXXABcXbcA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110101 11101011 1101110 1111110 11111010 00110101 0110101 11101011 11101001 1101111 1000101 1011100 0110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 414
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 La Pêche;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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