L'Encelade

Henri de Regnier 1864 (Honfleur) – 1936 (Paris)



Les hauts buis d’alentour bordent un rond-point d’eau.
Aux angles du bassin, devant leurs ombres graves,
La Déesse aux yeux durs et le Dieu aux yeux caves
Tiennent l’un le trident et l’autre le marteau.

Au centre, enseveli dans un vivant tombeau,
Un Encelade tord, sous l’amas noir des laves,
Son gigantesque corps qui, nu dans ses entraves,
Sent peser la vengeance et le roc pour fardeau.

Sa gorge horrible, tout le jour, a fait jaillir
L’écume qui retombe autour de lui, soupir
Monstrueux et grondant de sa rage enchaînée.

Mais, avec le soir sombre et l’heure qui s’avance,
A mesure, l’on voit, de sa bouche acharnée,
Le jet d’eau qui décroît accroître le silence.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA XBBA CCD BDX
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 689
Words 117
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

Henri de Regnier

Henri-François-Joseph de Régnier was a French symbolist poet, considered one of the most important of France during the early 20th century. more…

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