This is an analysis of the poem To The Queen that begins with:

As those who pass the Alps do say,
The Rocks which first oppose their way,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcc ccddeecccc ddeeff ffffbbeeccccff gggghhee ffiigXjjddaX fXXfcc kkeehhllcc XhaX mmggll
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,6,14,8,12,6,10,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 01110111 11010111 11100111 11111001 1101011111 11111011 11110101 110010101 01111101 01111001 100011101 10111001 01010111 01100101 01011001 11111101 01001111 01011001 11010111 10010101 11011001 11011101 1101111 10100101 110101001 11111001 10111101 11110001 0101011 11010101 01011111 11111101 10100111 11110101 01110101 01011101 11111011 10100111 100011101 11111001 10010111 10011101 10101001 01111101 11010101 10100001 101000001 10010100 01010100 01010111 11010001 11010101 01010101 11000111 10000100 110010111 0100100 10111101 11000101 1111111 11110101 1111011 11010101 11010101 11010001 110100101 110010011 11111111 10110101 01010101 11010101 11111100 01010101 111111001 01010101 11111111 11111101 00111001 11000101 11010101 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 82
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; with, and, her, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words who, when, so are repeated.

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  • summary of To The Queen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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