This is an analysis of the poem Le Bouquet Sous La Croix that begins with:

D'où vient-il ce bouquet oublié sur la pierre ?
Dans l'ombre, humide encor de rosée, ou de pleurs,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX bXbX XXXX XcXc XXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101101101 11101101101 11011111011 1110100111011 1111111110 1111111100 0111110111 1111110110 011101111 10100111100 010101111 11110111110 1010111010 110101100101 111110111010 10111100110 111100110110 0101111101 1111111111101 11011110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; de, il, la are repeated.

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

  • summary of Le Bouquet Sous La Croix;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore