This is an analysis of the poem Le Chasseur that begins with:

Je suis enfant de la montagne,
Comme l'isard, comme l'aiglon ; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXaXXXXX XaXXbXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110101 110110 1111011110 11111111 111101011 11111110 1111010 10001110 11111111 11011111 1010111111 011110110 111010110 11011111 11101111 1011101 11101111 1111111 1111111 11111111 1111101 01101100 1111111 101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 269
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; un is repeated.

    The author used the same word je 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 Le Chasseur;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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