This is an analysis of the poem Le Coucher Du Soleil that begins with:

Si j'ose comparer le déclin de ma vie
A ton coucher sublime, ô Soleil ! je t'envie. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1110001011 01100101111 1111001010110 11001101010 0110101011110 10011111101 101111111011 01111001101 0111000111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 413
  • Average number of words per stanza: 79
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; le is repeated.

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

  • summary of Le Coucher Du Soleil;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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