This is an analysis of the poem Le Convoi Du Pauvre that begins with:

Ça monte et c’est lourd – Allons, Hue !
– Frères de renfort, votre main ?…...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXa ccac XXXd XX XX dXXX acXa Xb Xb XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,2,4,4,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111101 101011 111111010 111011 1010101 101110111 1011111 111011101 100111 11110110 10101000 1101101 1101011 1011101 110110 1011111 1101110111 1110111 10110001 0111 011001111 1110111 111010 110101 110101 11011010 1011010 011001 10110011 11011 0101111 10111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; c, est, le are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words c, apr are repeated.

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

  • summary of Le Convoi Du Pauvre;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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