This is an analysis of the poem The Knave Of Hearts that begins with:

The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts all on a summer's day;
The Knave of Hearts he stole the tarts and took them clean away....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011111110101 01011101110101 01011101110111 010111011 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 270
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, hearts, tarts, and, knave are repeated.

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

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