This is an analysis of the poem Chanson (L'Ame En Fleur) that begins with:

Si vous n'avez rien à me dire,
Pourquoi venir auprès de moi ?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXXAB XCXXXC XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101110 1010101 1011110 11001111 11101110 1010101 1110110 10110111 1011011 10110110 1110110 10110111 111011111 10101110 111111110 11111110 111011111 10101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; vous, je are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word si at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Chanson (L'Ame En Fleur);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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