This is an analysis of the poem Le Temps D'Adonis that begins with:

Dans la saison qu'Adonis fut blessé,
Mon caeur aussi de l'atteinte soudaine ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110100011 111001010 1011 1010101110 1001111110 10101 1111110101 11011100 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Temps D'Adonis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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