This is an analysis of the poem Printemps Mystique that begins with:

Sous la lune bleue aux caresses molles,
Par le clair obscur des bois épineux,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111101010 101101110 0101011100 111111100 101111100 11111010 11111110 11111101100 10101001 10011100 1011111100 111101001 110101111 100101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; aux, des, et are repeated.

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

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

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