This is an analysis of the poem Le Merle that begins with:

Un oiseau siffle dans les branches
Et sautille gai, plein d'espoir,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX abaX XXcX XXXc XXXa XbXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011110 1101110 11100110 11010111 111101 1000100 1101110 11011 1011111 110011 10011001 1111101 1111110 1110010 11010010 111011100 1011101 10101110 110111 111110 111100 01011110 11001110 1110010 1101101 11101011 1011111 10111101 01101111 11101011 1101100 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 Le Merle;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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