This is an analysis of the poem Prière Pour Lui that begins with:

Dieu ! créez à sa vie un objet plein de charmes,
Une voix qui réponde aux secrets de sa voix !...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • 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: 11111101010 1111110011 101001011010110 01000111101 111111111011 11110101011000 11110101010111 100111011100 11111111011 110011101110 111101011101 11111100100 111101011110100 111011110010 11110011001000 1001110011 101101101110 0111011110 1111011111011 1111011101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (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; de, qui, la are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Prière Pour Lui;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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