Le Roi Solitaire by Theophile Gautier: poem analysis

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

Je vis cloîtré dans mon âme profonde,
Sans rien d'humain, sans amour, sans amis, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXaXaX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111110 1110110110 111110111 111111100 101110101 111011100 1111101101 111101111 1110110 11010110 0111111000 111111110 011001010 111111110 11100101 1101111010 01101001 11101111110 1011111011 11000110 1110111011 11010011 11010111110 1111100111 11111111111 111010011 11110110011 11110100110 100111011 1111110111 111111111 11010110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 324
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; sans, de, je, si, les are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word si is repeated.

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

  • summary of Le Roi Solitaire;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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