This is an analysis of the poem Aucune Aile Ici-Bas N'Est Pour Longtemps Posée that begins with:

Aucune aile ici-bas n'est pour longtemps posée.
Quand elle était petite, elle avait un oiseau ; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110111101 11101110110 1010001101 11011111110 11110101010 1111101111100 10101111101 110100111010 11111111111 010010101011 110111111 111111111110 11111101 11110110110 10101111101 110100111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 388
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; elle, un are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word elle is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word mourir at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Aucune Aile Ici-Bas N'Est Pour Longtemps Posée;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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