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

Oh ! la fleur de lys !
La noble fleur blanche,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 11011 111111 1111 1101 11101 1001 1010 1110 11101 111 11110 110110 0110 101011 1111 10111 111000 110100 1101 0101 11110 111110 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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, fleur, pousse, des are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words la, des are repeated.

    The author used the same word son 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 Rêve;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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