Il Faut Laisser Maisons

“Il Faut Laisser Maisons...” is a poem written by Pierre Ronsard and published in the book Derniers vers de Pierre de Ronsard in 1586. This poem’s central idea is that the spirit is more important than the body, because the spirit has far fewer limits than the body. As soon as one dies, the spirit is free from the bonds of the body. These lines: “Laissant pourir ça-bas sa dépouille de boue” and “Franc des liens du corps, pour n’être qu’un esprit.” show that Ronsard succeeds in establishing the theme by making it clear that it is necessary to leave the possessions of this world and material things to become a spirit.

Ronsard is the speaker of the poem which takes place late in his life. “C’est fait! j’ai dévidé le cours de mes destins” and “J’ai vécu, j’ai rendu mon nom assez insigne,” prove that Ronsard has lived awhile and accomplished some things in life. Ronsard intends to teach a significant moral lesson which is the theme. The message is implied, because Ronsard wishes and challenges the reader to interpret and look deeply to understand this moral lesson. He p

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The symbolism of a funeral song of a swan signifies the end of something or death.

Pierre Ronsard uses examples of personification and symbolism to emphasize the theme and to create a deeper meaning of the poem. He frequently speaks of nature(flowers, trees, etc.

This lyric poem is a sonnet consisting of four stanzas(4,4,3,3) and fourteen lines. The examples of description help to create his intended effect by showing that he must be less concerned with material things. “Et chanter son obsèque en la façon du cygne”(And sings his funeral song in the manner of a swan) in the third line shows symbolism and personification. Written in meter verse with twelve syllables per line, the rhyme scheme is “rime Embrassées”: abba, abba, ccd, eef. He believes in the freedom of the spirit in life after death. This line: “Dont le Sort, la Fortune et le Destin se joue”(Fate, Fortune, and Destiny make fun) personifies that Fate, Destiny, and Fortune, like little children, play with the useless corpse of mud, while the bonds of the body are freed. ” His concrete words include “maisons et vergers,” etc. Ronsard feels that it is better to have lived than never to have lived at all. One example of symbolism is the second line: “que l’artisan burine”(that the artist engraves) which represents something eternal or everlasting that he leaves behind.

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Approximate Word count = 760
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

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