This is an analysis of the poem Le Gout Du Néant that begins with:

Morne esprit, autrefois amoureux de la lutte,
L'Espoir, dont l'éperon attisait ton ardeur, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaa XaXXX aXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 101100100011 10110100110 111110011110 11010111001 1111111001 011010111100 101101111101 011101110011 1011101111110 0100100010110 10110001101 11101111010 111011011110 11111110110 10111100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 243
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (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; de is repeated.

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

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

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