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

Te voilà, rire du Printemps !
Les thyrses des lilas fleurissent....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXX XXAX XXXXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 110110100 11001110 1011010 1110110 110101110 111010 110010100 1011111 1111011100 110100100 1111100 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; les is repeated.

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

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

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

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