This is an analysis of the poem À Une Camarade that begins with:

Que me veux-tu donc, femme trois fois fille ?…
Moi qui te croyais un si bon enfant !...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba XXXb XXXa XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXb XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111111 1111011111 010101101 1010111101 1111011111 101011110 101011101 111010101 11011111 1010111 111001011 10011010 10010010 110010111111 1110011110 1101111011 1100111100 110101110 11011101 111110110 111011111 1111011110 10101111 11101111 1111111111 111110110 1111011100 11111011101 100101001 1101111 11011111 1101111001 11011111110 10110111 1111011001 111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; l, est, nous, si are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of À Une Camarade;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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