Analysis of L'enclos

Emile Verhaeren 1855 (Sint-Amands) – 1916 (Rouen)



Quatre fossés couraient autour de l'enclos. Or,
Quand le soleil de Mai, brûlant l'air de ses flammes,
Sabrait leur eau dormante avec toutes ses lames,
La ferme s'allumait d'un encadrement d'or.

Ils s'étendaient, plaqués au bord de mousse verte
Et de lourds nénuphars étoilant le flot noir.
Les grenouilles venaient y coasser, le soir,
L'oeil large ouvert, le dos enflé, le corps inerte.

Des canards pavoisés y nageaient fiers et lents,
Des canards bleus, verts, gris, pourpres, des canards blancs,
Des canards clairs et blancs, avec un grand bec jaune ;

Ils y plongeaient leur aile et leur ventre lustré,
Et les pattes battant les eaux, le col doré,
Cassaient rageusement des iris longs d'une aune.


Scheme ABBA CDDC BBE AAE
Poetic Form
Metre 11111111 1001111111111 11111111 1111111 1111111111 111111011 1111101 111011011 111111111 111111111 1111111111 1111111101 111111011 11110111
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 713
Words 117
Sentences 6
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 39
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 135
Words per stanza (avg) 29
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Emile Verhaeren

Emile Verhaeren was a Belgian poet who wrote in the French language, and one of the chief founders of the school of Symbolism. more…

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