This is an analysis of the poem L'Églantine that begins with:

Églantine ! Humble fleur, comme moi solitaire,
Ne crains pas que sur toi j'ose étendre ma main....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111101 11111111111 11110111011 11111010110 1111100110 1011001111 11111110010 11011111110 1111010110 11110011011 10111011110 10101111110 1101011110 1001101110 11010111010 1111001110 1111101111 11101111110001 11101010111 11011110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 315
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; quand is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of L'Églantine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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