This is an analysis of the poem Les Deux Amours that begins with:

Pourquoi donc, jeune Laïs,
Rêveuse au bord de ma couche,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXXaaXXXCXD XXXXbXXXXXCXD eXXXXXeXXXCXD XXXXXXXXXXCXD XXXXXXcXXXCXD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,13,13,13,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 111011 111011 100011 111111 111011 110011 10111000 1100110 11 101 1100110 111101 111110 1111111 0110010 0111010 11110111 1111000 101110 1011100 1100110 11 101 1100110 111101 0111111 10010111 111011 110111 1011110 1110100 101001 10111000 1100110 11 101 1100110 111101 1110110 100110 100101 1111110 1011110 1101 10101 110111 1100110 11 101 1100110 111101 111110 1010111 111100 111110 111010 011010 1011001 110110 1100110 11 101 1100110 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 331
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

  • summary of Les Deux Amours;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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