This is an analysis of the poem À Lucien. Enfant De M. Chs Langelier. that begins with:

Enfant, sous les langes de toile
Dont s'enveloppe ton sommeil,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aaX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11111001 1100110 111011 011111 111010 11110111 1101011 111010001 10101101 01011011 01011110 111111 1010011 111101 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of À Lucien. Enfant De M. Chs Langelier.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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