This is an analysis of the poem Renoncement that begins with:

Pardonnez-moi, Seigneur, mon visage attristé,
Vous qui l'aviez formé de sourire et de charmes ;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXaX XXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011011010 111010101010 1101101101110 10111011111 10110101011 1111101101 111110110011 111111101011 1111110101111 101100110111 10111110111 111011111010 11100110111 111011101110 11011101 1110101110 11010111101 110111111011 100110011010 1100111110 1111111101111 1011110110111 10100101101 1011011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; de, le, pour are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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