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

L'atmosphère dort, claire et lumineuse ;
Un soleil ardent rougit les houblons ;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XXXa XXX XbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10111100 1011010110 111010111 1011001100 101101110 11011100 0101110110 1110011011 11111111 100111110 0101001100 1011001100 111010111 101110011 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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