This is an analysis of the poem Harmonic Du Soir that begins with:

Voici venir le temps
Now is the hour when, swinging in the breeze,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aBaB BCBC CdCD dXDc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101001 10010110001 1101010101 0101011100 11001110101 1101010101 0001111111 11001110101 0101110001 0001111111 1111011101 0101110001 1011011101 0111011101 11010011100 1011011101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; o, of, death are repeated.

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

  • summary of Harmonic Du Soir;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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