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

Lorsqu'un homme n'a pas d'amour,
Rien du printemps ne l'intéresse ; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX aXXX XaXa XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011110 10101110 11111110 1000110 110111 11000101 1111010 11110100 1111011 111110111 11000101 110111 1101111 0101110 10110010 11100111 10100111 01100111 1110111 1100001 101011000 10010111 1111111 10010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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