This is an analysis of the poem Ma Petite Louise that begins with:

Celle-ci, c'est Louise ; elle est la plus petite.
C'est un lutin ; pourtant je l'aime encor beaucoup,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XaaX XXa XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 111011011101 1110101111110 111110011 1101111110 11011110010 101111011100 11011100110101 11101011101 101010111 1011101111 111001111010 10111111010 11010110111 1111111111 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ma Petite Louise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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