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

J’ai fui par un soir monotone,
Pardonne-moi ! — Je te pardonne,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXX XXX XXX bXb XXX ccX XXX XXX cXX XXX XXX XXX XXa XXX XXX XXd ede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 10111110 11111010 1111011 1111111 110011110 1110101 100111 110011 011011101 1011110 11111101 11010111 11001111 11101111 11011101 11100101 1110011 11101111 11001110 1101110 1101110 11011010 11011100 11101111 1101111 1111110 1110 11101110 111111100 101111010 1110111 11110110 11111110 111101 1011110 11111110 11111010 101111 11111111 1111110 110111 110110 111111 11011010 10110100 11011010 1110011 111111 110110011 110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; la, est, te, de, mes are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word il is repeated.

    The author used the same word tu 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 re, te, s, bres are repeated).

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

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

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