This is an analysis of the poem Chanson De Printemps that begins with:

Alerte ! alerte !
Les bois, les champs...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaX abbX XXXc XXXX XXXX aXXX XXXd eXXe XXde XXXf XXfX XXXc dXXX XXXf XXXX XXXX XXXg gXXX aXXa XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 1111 1101 111 0110 0111 1101 1110 111 1100 1110 111 110 1010 1011 1010 011 1010 0110 1101 1111 11110 11110 1111 1111 11110 11 111 1111 11111 111 0111 10011 1010 1101 1101 1110 0110 1111 1011 110 1011 1011 111110 111 101 111 1100 1111 1110 1100 1110 1110 1110 1100 1101 11100 1101 0100 10100 1100 110 1111 1010 1110 111 111 111111 1111 1011 110 1110 101 01111 1101 1010 1110 11111 111111 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 68
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 80
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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; debout, te, des, de, je are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words en, d, je are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines te, moi are repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase te connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Chanson De Printemps;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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