Presque by Jacques Prevert: poem analysis

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

A Fontainebleau
Devant l'hôtel de l'Aigle Noir ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbaabXXXXXXXXaXbbbbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 101011 110110111010 1111110 11011 1111111 101 1101111 1010 111010 01010111 01010110001101 01011111 0101010 111010 11010 010101111 10111 010111 01 0111 11 111010111 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 630
  • Average number of words per stanza: 121
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; le, bonheur, tout are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words et, le, a are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines tout is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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