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

Beau fantôme de l'innocence,
Vêtu de fleurs,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXX XXXa XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100 101 11101110 1111 11100110 1110 111111100 1100 011110 110 10010110 111 1110111 10111 1111110 110 1101111 1101 11011111 111 11110110 1111 1111101 111 110011010 1110 1101101 1110 01111011 1001 101011010 1001 110100 101 1111110 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; de is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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