This is an analysis of the poem Les Nuages that begins with:
Couché sur le dos, dans le vert gazon,
Je me baigne d'ombre et de quiétude....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXaa XXXbX XXXXX bccbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110110110 111111010 1111010100 01001011110 01010 1111110110 10111111011 1101011010 11110010100 11100 111011111110 1111011111 0110010111 0111011010 11011 10010111 10111010 11101110 111111111 1111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; me is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word du is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Les Nuages;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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