This is an analysis of the poem Les Angéliques that begins with:

Des soirs, j'errais en lande hors du hameau natal,
Perdu parmi l'orgueil serein des grands monts roses,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXa abXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111011101001 1010101011110 111010110100 10110111010 11101111010 1001111110 1010110110010 10000111010 10011111101 1111111011 1011111110 101111101100 1111010111 111001101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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