This is an analysis of the poem La Ronce that begins with:

Pour me plaindre ou m'aimer je ne cherche personne ;
J'ai planté l'arbre amer dont la sève empoisonne....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX aaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101111110 11110111100 11101110101110 11110110100 11111111110110 1111111001110 101011111011 11100111111 011111101110 110111011010 111011111001 010110110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 293
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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; je, et, mon are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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