This is an analysis of the poem Esprit Royal, Qui Prends De Lumière Éternelle that begins with:

Esprit royal, qui prends de lumière éternelle
Ta seule nourriture et ton accroissement,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXX bab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01101101010 11100111000 1101111101000 10111111110 10011011110 110111111100 11110011000 111111011010 11101001101 1111110111100 01111001110 11101011111010 101101111 010011011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; qui is repeated.

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

  • summary of Esprit Royal, Qui Prends De Lumière Éternelle;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Joachim du Bellay