This is an analysis of the poem Ballade Of Queen Anne that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbC ababbcbC ababbcbC X bcXC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 0101 0111 01001 1101 1101 1101 1101 1101 0101 0111 1101 1111 1101 01101 1101 1111 01001 0111 0111 11001 0111 0101 1101 10 1101 0101 1011 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; her, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, her, with are repeated.

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

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