This is an analysis of the poem Prodiges De L'Esprit Humain that begins with:

Tirer du ver l'éclat et l'ornement des Rois,
Rendre par les couleurs une toile parlante,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10011110011 111101110 100001111010 10101010011 10110111100 1111111011 1010001001011 110111110 10010010010 1001001101 11110110110 1010111110 10001011110 111000111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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 Prodiges De L'Esprit Humain;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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