This is an analysis of the poem La Guenon, Le Singe Et La Noix that begins with:

Une jeune guenon cueillit
Une noix dans sa coque verte ;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111010 111111 11111111011 111110 1110011111 1101100110100 11011011101 111111110 11011011 1111101 1111011 111111111110 10011111 111001111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 563
  • Average number of words per stanza: 107
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; la is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word une is repeated.

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  • summary of La Guenon, Le Singe Et La Noix;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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