This is an analysis of the poem Cap'Taine Ledoux that begins with:

à la bonne relâche des caboteurs
veuve-cap’taine galmiche...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100 11010 10111011 1010 10 111001111111 1111111011011 1110111011 1011111101011 1101111011 110111 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Cap'Taine Ledoux;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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