This is an analysis of the poem La Musique that begins with:

Ah ! chante encore, chante, chante !
Mon âme a soif des bleus éthers. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 1101111 1110100 1111001 111010 111010 1111010 10011011 110111010 10011011 11100010 10110011 111011 01001110 111010110 1110110 1101000 1001010 111111 101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; chante is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of La Musique;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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