This is an analysis of the poem Le Mousse that begins with:

Mousse : il est donc marin, ton père ?…
– Pêcheur. Perdu depuis longtemps....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110111011 1101010 1101011 1011110 101011100 111110 11110111 11001110 11010111 11100010 1111110 111010 11111110 111101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Le Mousse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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