Analysis of Barely Disfigured
Paul Eluard 1895 (Saint-Denis) – 1952 (Charenton-le-Pont)
Adieu Tristesse
Bonjour Tristesse
Farewell Sadness
Hello Sadness
You are inscribed in the lines on the ceiling
You are inscribed in the eyes that I love
You are not poverty absolutely
Since the poorest of lips denounce you
Ah with a smile
Bonjour Tristesse
Love of kind bodies
Power of love
From which kindness rises
Like a bodiless monster
Unattached head
Sadness beautiful face.
| Scheme | aAaaxbxxxAabaxx a |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 011 011 110 0110 11010011010 1101001111 111100010 101011011 1101 011 11110 1011 111010 10110 011 101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 373 |
| Words | 66 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 15, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 158 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 02, 2023
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