Little Queen by Ella Wheeler Wilcox: poem analysis

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

Do you remember the name I wore –
The old pet-name of Little Queen –... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXcdcd ebebfbfb gbgbhghg ififebeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110100111 01110101 001111111 0100101111 11101100101 1101100011 0110100111 1100100110 111111111 11100101 1100101111 111101101 110100101 1101110101 111101111 0100111011 10111101001 11101011001 101110111 1111101101 1010110101 110101111 0011101101 101011111 111010101 110100111 1110110111 1110100111 110010111 1110100101 111111111 011100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 340
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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.

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

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

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

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