This is an analysis of the poem Prière Au Printemps that begins with:

Toi qui fleuris ce que tu touches,
Qui, dans les bois, aux vieilles souches...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXX aXXXX bbXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011110 111111010 1110 01010110 1111 11011110 1110100 1110 110011100 1110 1010111 110011111 1110 1111001 1111 1011111111 1111010 1010 11101110 10100110 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; au is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines re is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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