This is an analysis of the poem Déception that begins with:

Une eau croupie est un miroir
Plus fidèle encor qu'une eau pure,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXaX bXXX XXXX XbXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101110 11111011 1101100 1110111 1001011 110110 10100101 11110 010111 11001110 111000 1111011 01011110 10110010 1101100 11101011 01011010 0111111 1111110 11001101 11111111 111110 11100110 1011101 111110 11110101 111110101 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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:

    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 Déception;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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