This is an analysis of the poem L'Entrevue Au Ruisseau that begins with:

L'eau nous sépare, écoute bien :
Si tu fais un pas, tu n'as rien....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AX XXXX AX baXb AX XXXX aX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,2,4,2,4,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 11111111 1011110 11011011 11011110 111111110 11111 11111111 11101111111 10110111 11110110 11110111 11111 11111111 0111011 11110110 1111110 111111011 11111001 110111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of L'Entrevue Au Ruisseau;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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