This is an analysis of the poem Lunatique that begins with:

Dans l'herbe folle et l'ortie,
La paupière appesantie, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXa XaXX XXXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11111 110100 1111111 011110 1100011 11101111 111010 011110 0111011 111111 1011010 01110100 111011 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Lunatique;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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