This is an analysis of the poem Le Naufrageur that begins with:
Si ce n’était pas vrai – Que je crève !
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X XXXXXX XaXXa XBXXXX B XXXX cXXXc XXXXXX XXcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,5,6,1,4,5,6,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111111111 111111111 1101110 1101101 1110111 111110 10101110 01011101001 0111111011 11111101010 110111001 11111011111 11111111 1001011 11011001 11110111 11111101 11101111 1001011 1111101 11101111 11101110 110101010 10110111111 10101011100 11110110100 11110010 11111111111 1111110 111110 1110010 11111 11111010 111111 11110110 111110 11100101 1111001
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 40
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; le, la are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words le, moi are repeated.
The poet repeated the same word gate at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Le Naufrageur;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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