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

Qui me rendra ces jours où la vie a des ailes
Et vole, vole ainsi que l'alouette aux cieux,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXX XXXX XXXX XaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011111011 1111011011 1101111011 10111111010 11001111110 11011011001 11011111011 11011110010 11011110111 111111111111 11001111100 1111101111110 1110111011 11101111000 110110111011 11001010111111 1111011011 11111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; son, de, quand are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word quand 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 me connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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