This is an analysis of the poem Le Monde Est Méchant that begins with:

Le monde est méchant, ma petite :
Avec son sourire moqueur...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXb XbXb AXXX XXXX AXXX XXXX aXXX
  • 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: 01011101 1011010 1111110 111101 101111 110111 11000011 1001111 01011101 11111111 111101110 0111110 101110 10111001 11101 1111111 01011101 11111110 11111011 1111010 1011110 110111100 01100010 1111110 11110101 11111111 1111101 11110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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 Monde Est Méchant;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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