This is an analysis of the poem Toi Qui M'As Tout Repris... that begins with:

Toi qui m'as tout repris jusqu'au bonheur d'attendre,
Tu m'as laissé pourtant l'aliment d'un coeur tendre,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXaXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXbXXXX XbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,11,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101001010 11110100111 101111111010 111010111110 1111101111110 11111111111 11011111111110 1011111111110 111111111110 111101111 1111110111 1111011110101 111011110110 1010111111011 1100111110 1110111010 11100111100 110110011010 1111110110 1101111101100 10111111010 111111111000 100110110110 1111111101110 11111111000 11010111101 110111011111 11101010011 11011110110 1111110 11101111101 1110110111 11111110010100 1111110101110 11011010010 01111100111110 011110110011 1101101011 1110111111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 476
  • Average number of words per stanza: 90
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • 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; c'est, que, tu, l, je, de, est are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words c'est, je are repeated.

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  • summary of Toi Qui M'As Tout Repris...;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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