This is an analysis of the poem Point D'Adieu that begins with:

Jeunesse, adieu ! Car j'ai beau faire,
J'ai beau t'étreindre et te presser,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011111 1111110 1111100 1101110 101101110 101111110 111011111 1010110 111011 111001110 110111001 011111 1111110 1111110 0110110 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; j'ai, beau are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Point D'Adieu;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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