This is an analysis of the poem Vendetta that begins with:

Tu ne veux pas de mon âme
Que je jette à tour de bras :...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XaXX XbbX XXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111011 1111101 1110100 1101111 11111011 100111 1111110 11110 111110 101111 111111 111101 11111111 101010 1101010 11111 1111111 1011111 1111011 1111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; vaux, tu are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word tu at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Vendetta;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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