This is an analysis of the poem Le Berceau De La Muse that begins with:

De mon berceau d'enfant j'ai fait l'autre berceau
Où ma Muse s'endort dans des trilles d'oiseau,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101011110 11110111010 111111110 101101111100 11101111 10110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; ma is repeated.

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

  • summary of Le Berceau De La Muse;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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