This is an analysis of the poem Caresse that begins with:

Tu m’as pris jeune, simple et beau,
Joyeux de l’aurore nouvelle ;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XXXX XXXX XXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111011 1001011 1111010 1111110 11011010 11010011 1011111 1111001 0011011 11111 11110110 111111 1011011 11111111 1110110 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; tu, as, m are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Caresse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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