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

The princess looked down from her bower high,
The youth blew his horn as he lingered thereby....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabbX AabbX AabbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0101100101 01101111011 11011001011 01011111011 111010 0101100101 01101001111 101111011111 01111111011 111010 0101100101 01101111011 110110101111 01001011011 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 The Princess;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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