This is an analysis of the poem La Vision D'Ève that begins with:

... Soleil du jardin chaste ! Ève aux longs cheveux d'or !
Toi qui fus le péché, toi qui feras la gloire ! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX XXXX XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101111101 11101111011 11010111011 010010111011 1110101111 101101111 101110110111 1110110010 111111110 10011111 1110111010 1101111010 1101101100 101111101 10011010100 11011110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; toi, ta are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word toi is repeated.

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

  • summary of La Vision D'Ève;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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