This is an analysis of the poem Je Dédie À Tes Pleurs, À Ton Sourire that begins with:

Je dédie à tes pleurs, à ton sourire,
Mes plus douces pensées,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXa XbXX bXXXXX AXAXccAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,6,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111110 111010 10111111010 1100100 111001110 11111110 011111 101111100 1110 11110011001 1111010 11101010 111111011 11011100111 11111000011 111011 101011110 111011 101110101010 1110111 11101011 111011 101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; et is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word je 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 nous is repeated).

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

  • summary of Je Dédie À Tes Pleurs, À Ton Sourire;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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