This is an analysis of the poem L'Espionne that begins with:

Pale espionne de l'Amour
Ma mémoire à peine fidèle...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXa XXXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 1111 1101011 10010111 1110 11 11001 111100110 110110110 111111 111110 11010111 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 L'Espionne;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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