This is an analysis of the poem Ceux Qui Aiment Toujours that begins with:

Aimons-nous follement !
C'est la chanson, ma mie, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101100 111011 11010110 1100 1111 10110 110100 101100 11001 010101100 101110 11011 10111 101100 101100 1011 1111100 11110 1110 111 101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; de, la are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words aimons, la are repeated.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word follement at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Ceux Qui Aiment Toujours;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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