This is an analysis of the poem Ame Et Jeunesse that begins with:

Puisque de l'enfance envolée
Le rêve blanc,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX aXaX bcbX XXXX XaXX XXXX XcXc XXXd XXXX XXXa cdXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 011 110111 111 11100100 1110 111111100 110 0110101 111 10111101 1010 10011001 1011 11111111 1010 1111111 1011 01111111 1110 1111 1110 1101011 11110 01111 0111 1011101 110 10110110 1110 11001010 101 1011101 1101 1101110 1011 111111011 1011 1100111 1011 11111011 1010 11011010 1110 11000111 1100 110101 1100 11011101 1010 11011111 1111 1011010 0110 111010 1000
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 is repeated.

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

    The author used the same words puisque, l'amour, vous at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase l'amour connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Ame Et Jeunesse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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