This is an analysis of the poem Voici Le Printemps that begins with:

Vous avez beau dire et faire
Voici le Printemps !...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb aXXX XXXX XXXX XXcX XXXX XXXX XXXX XcXc aXXX Xdcd XXXe dedX XeXX fXfd XbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 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: 11011011 10010 110110 1101 01011110 1011 110111 1010 111110 111111 1110110 11111 1010110 1010 11100110 1011 11010 10111 1110111 11111 110111100 0110 11011100 11111 111110 11011 10110100 11010 111111 11111 110101 10100 111111 11110 10111 01110 11101011 11000 011101 1111 10110 11111 101011100 1111 111100 11001 11110 101010 1011 1110 1110111 101110 11011 10010 111111 11010 1111 110111 11101 111111 1110010 11110 101111 1100
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; tu, la, qui are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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