This is an analysis of the poem La Lune that begins with:

Le soleil dit à la lune :
' Que fais-tu sur l'horizon ? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa XXXX aXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001111 11111100 1011111 1100110 1111 11100 111111 1111110 0101111 1001010 111010 1111111 110100 1110100 10111100 1011100 1110110 1111111 0011101 1101110 1111100 1111111 0111111 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 La Lune;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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