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

Il a bientôt deux ans. Parfois, quand je le gronde,
Il baisse ses grands yeux qu'une larme a ternis ;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 101111011101 11111101010 111011010100 11111111 1111001101 1101011010 11110011110 111000101111 101101111 010011111011 111111111110 101110111101 01110011010 11111100010 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; il is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word il is repeated.

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

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

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