This is an analysis of the poem Le Lac that begins with:

Remémore, mon cœur, devant l'onde qui fuit
De ce lac solennel, sous l'or de la vesprée,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX abXa XXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110111 01110011011 1101001111 11101011011 111001110110 01111110110 0111010110110 1111011011 111010100110 11101110111 11111011110 101010111110 1011100111111 1101111010 01111001 110100101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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