This is an analysis of the poem Le Sang De La Coupe that begins with:

Ô colombe qui meurs dans le ciel azuré,
Rouvre un instant les yeux, mourante aux blanches ailes !...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101110110 111011101101 010111011 111100 1110110111 1111001111 1011101110110 111111 01101110110 111111111010 10100111110 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 513
  • Average number of words per stanza: 93
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Le Sang De La Coupe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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