This is an analysis of the poem Le Regret Des Joujoux that begins with:

Toujours je garde en moi la tristesse profonde
Qu'y grava l'amitié d'un adorable enfant...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa aXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101111111010 10101001010011 111110010100 1101111011 11011111101 1110111101 11001111110 10111111111 110101110100 101111110 11011111110 1010110111110 111010100110 10101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Le Regret Des Joujoux;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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