This is an analysis of the poem Il Fait Froid that begins with:

L'hiver blanchit le dur chemin
Tes jours aux méchants sont en proie....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXa XXXa XbXX baXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100110 1111111 111111 1101111 11100110 1100110 111100 11111 1111110 011111 001010110 11110011 1010110 10111 1011010 111011 1101010 10101111 01010010 01010110 111111 1111101111 11110011 11111 1101010 1111010 1100110 1011010 11111011 1111111110 10110110 110111 0111000 0111010 1011110 111011001 1111001 1111110 111010 11111010 111010 1011111 11101101 11011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; la, doute, l'amour are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words la, ferme, le, doute, a are repeated.

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

  • summary of Il Fait Froid;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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