This is an analysis of the poem O Delices D’amour! that begins with:

O délices d'amour! et toi, molle paresse,
Vous aurez donc usé mon oisive jeunesse!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXaabbXXXXXXXXXXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011110 1101111010 11110110111 110100110110 1101110110 11010110 011101111 11010111011 0100111110100 101111101000 1111011110 1111110110 11011011001 111001111 11101111110 1101111011111 1111010010 100111000100 1010010010 11111111100 11111101101 100101110110 111011111100 1100111110 1110111111000 11100101011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 207
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; les is repeated.

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

  • summary of O Delices D’amour!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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