This is an analysis of the poem L'Auteur Et Les Souris that begins with:

Un auteur se plaignait que ses meilleurs écrits
Etaient rongés par les souris....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaaXaXXaXXXXXXbcbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111011101 1011110 11011010 1011101 1011 111011110 1110110010 111001111111 101101 10100110 101110111111 11111010110 11110011010 111111 11010110100 110 111101110110 1111001111010 101101011 111011 11101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 813
  • Average number of words per stanza: 148
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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'Auteur Et Les Souris;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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