Poem Analysis of L'Automate by Paul Arène for close reading

This is an analysis of the poem L'Automate that begins with:

Dans mon corps je sens se débattre
Un automate ingénieux...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XaaX XXXX
Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
Сlosest stanza type: tercets
Guessed form: unknown form
Metre: 111111111 110110 11011011 11111 110100 11011101 1110110 11100110 110110 11100110 011101 111110100 101001110 10110111 1111011 10101110 11101101 1111100 1100110 11111010
Amount of stanzas: 5
Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
Average number of words per stanza: 24
Amount of lines: 20
Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
Average number of words per line: 6
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.

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summary of L'Automate;
central theme;
idea of the verse;
history of its creation;
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L'Automate by Paul Arène: poem analysis

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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