This is an analysis of the poem Garde À Jamais Dans Ta Mémoire that begins with:

Garde à jamais dans ta mémoire,
Garde toujours...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXbc XXXX XXbX XXXX XXXa XXXX XXaX XacX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 110 01101110 0110 11111111 111 111111 1111 111100110 1110 11111100 110 11111000 1011 11110100 11111 1111101 0110 111111 1110 10101110 110 1111011 1111 1110111 110 101110 1110 1011111 111 111111 101 111011110 1111 111100100 0110 1111011 1011 01010011 1001 1011111 1110 01001111 1110 11111111 1101 1001111 1110 1111110 0110 101110011 1110 11111110 1100 1110011 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; les, t, o, nous are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words garde, o are repeated.

    The author used the same word tous 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 Garde À Jamais Dans Ta Mémoire;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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