This is an analysis of the poem Élégie that begins with:

Les jours de soleil sont passés,
Et l'automne fait sa vendange ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXA XXbc XXXX XXXXA XcXX XXXX XXXXA XXXX XXXX bXbXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,5,4,4,5,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100111 1101110 11011 11111 1111 1111111111 1111110110 1111010110110 1110111 111011110 111010111110 10111001111 10010110 1100111 1101110 11011 11111 1111 1111100110110 10111101111100 11101110111 101100100 1100111110 11100101000 111101110111 101101000 1100111 1101110 11011 11111 1111 101110111101 1100111010 111100011 0111111 1011110111111 11011010101 1111110111 101101111 0101111 10010110 11111 1011111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; s, des, de, re, me are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines s is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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