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

Ne sois pas étonné si la foule, ô poète,
Dédaigne de gravir ton oeuvre jusqu'au faîte ; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111111111 1010111001 110111111110 101011111110 1111011101 1111100111 1111011110110 10110110010 11010101111 11001111110 11100111010 111111101100 1011011110 11010110110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 655
  • Average number of words per stanza: 120
  • 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 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 Consolation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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