This is an analysis of the poem La Muse that begins with:

Nymphe, qui guettes au passage
L’écolier du pays latin,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbXbX cXXXXXXX XbXXXdXX XXbXXdXX XXXcXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110110 100110 101111 11011110 111101 1100111 110111 1010110 111101011 101110 1101100 0111110 1101111 100110 10101010111 1010110 1011001 11111111 10111011 1010110 111011 101011 11111001 1010110 110111110 11001101 111100101 11011001 111111 1010111 11111110 1010110 110110 01110110 1101010 0110110 111110110 111011 11111 1010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 244
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of La Muse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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