This is an analysis of the poem Le Possédé (The Possessed) that begins with:
Le soleil s'est couvert d'un crêpe. Comme lui,
Ô Lune de ma vie! emmitoufle-toi d'ombre...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX a bcdc XaXX XXa eXX X A DBBd FGGF CCH EEX X A DBBd FGGF CCH EEXXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,1,4,4,3,3,1,1,4,4,3,3,1,1,4,4,3,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 00111011110 101110011 111111111 11101011010 1111010111101 111111011 11001111110 11101010011 1011011110 10011101110 10111010110 11111011110 111110111110 111111101110 0101 0111000111 1011110010 111110010010 111110001001 111111000111 1101111011 010010110100 1011010011011 1111010010 1010001001 011110101100 01101111 1011001110010 111111001011 010110100 001 01011101010 1011111011 1011010101 10010101010 1111110011 11110001010 01010101110 1101001111 1111010101 1101010111 10110011011 0110111101 1100110101 11100101011 0101110 001 01011101010 1011111011 1011010101 100100101010 1111110011 11110001010 01010101110 1101001111 1111010101 1101010111 10110011011 0110111101 1100110101 11100101011 01010100
- Amount of stanzas: 22
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 67
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; you is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words allume, the, light are repeated.
The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase like connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Le Possédé (The Possessed);
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Charles Baudelaire
- Analysis of Le Vampire (The Vampire)
- Analysis of Bénédiction (Benediction)
- Analysis of Tristesses De La Lune (Sorrows Of The Moon)
