Analysis of Le Bruit de l'eau

Maurice Rollinat 1846 (Châteauroux) – 1903 (Ivry-sur-Seine)



Chanson neuve et toujours la même
Que la rivière dit au vent,
À l’objet inerte et mouvant,
Au soir brun comme au matin blême.

Pour moi, tu n’es pas un emblème
Du bruit humain si décevant,
Chanson neuve et toujours la même
Que la rivière dit au vent.

Dans la solitude que j’aime
Tu berces mon esprit rêvant,
Et tu m’apaises bien souvent
Quand je grince ou quand je blasphème,
Chanson neuve et toujours la même.


Scheme ABba abAB abbaA
Poetic Form Rondel 
Metre 1111111 1111111 1111 11111111 11111111 111111 1111111 1111111 1110110 1110111 11111 11111111 1111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 425
Words 78
Sentences 4
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 103
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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