This is an analysis of the poem Duel Aux Camélias that begins with:

J’ai vu le soleil dur contre les touffes
Ferrailler. – J’ai vu deux fers soleiller,...

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: 11100111110 10011111100 1111010110 1101110010 1011110011 111101110 11111111 11111101 11111011111 11011111 11011011 101101100 111011100 10100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; un is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines gorge, re are repeated).

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

  • summary of Duel Aux Camélias;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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