Exercice
Guillaume Apollinaire 1880 (Rome) – 1918 (Paris)
Vers un village de l'arrière
S'en allaient quatre bombardiers
Ils étaient couverts de poussière
Depuis la tête jusqu'aux pieds
Ils regardaient la vaste plaine
En parlant entre eux du passé
Et ne se retournaient qu'à peine
Quand un obus avait toussé
Tous quatre de la classe seize
Parlaient d'antan non d'avenir
Ainsi se prolongeait l'ascèse
Qui les exerçait à mourir
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CXCB XAXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 374 |
Words | 62 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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