This is an analysis of the poem La Fontaine that begins with:

Il est une claire fontaine,
Qui murmure nonchalamment ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXX XXX XXX XaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1011101 1101000 111101100011101 1101000 11110110 01111100 011110 111101 110111 1101011 111110 11011100 1100101 111010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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 La Fontaine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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