This is an analysis of the poem L'Ingénue that begins with:

D'une amitié passionnée
Vous me parlez encor, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 111011 10101 011 11101100 1101 1101111 110100 11110110 111001 11110010 11100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 L'Ingénue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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