This is an analysis of the poem Toi! that begins with:

Du frais matin la brillante lumière,
L'ardent midi, l'adieu touchant du jour,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbXaX XXXXXXXX XXXXXbXXX XXXXXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,9,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011011010 1010101001 111111110 111111010 011011111 1010110101 11111111111 111111011 01 111110100 1010110110 1111111110 1111011 101011111 0101101111 111111010 11 1111010111 1110110110 110111110 1011111011 1010111011100 11111101 111111111 1111111110 11 111111111 111111111011 101101001 111101110110 111110 011111111 111110111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 312
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; qui, mes, je are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word toi at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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