This is an analysis of the poem L'Enfant Au Miroir that begins with:

Si j'étais assez grande,
Je voudrais voir...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcXXX XcXXbXXa XXadXcXX XXXXXXXb cXXXdede XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 11101 100110 1010 110111 11100 111111 11100 11110 1111 110110 0111 1111 1110 110111 1101 111100 1011 11111 1111 111011 1101 111110 1110 11111 111 1111111 1111 101110 1111 111110 111 110110 111 110110 111 1111110 1110 110110 1110 111011 1111 010111 1101 110011 1010 101110 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words sans, et, nous are repeated.

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

  • summary of L'Enfant Au Miroir;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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