This is an analysis of the poem To Queen Victoria In England that begins with:

An Address on her Jubilee Year
MADAM, you have done well! Let others with praise unholy,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbcXadaefeffXXXdgfgfhfhfijijkhkhXhdhililmfmfdcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,49,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101011 10111111001010 10100101101011 11100111011010 101101111001001 1011111001000 1111110101011 111001011100010 1001011101111 1011011010010010 11011111111011 110111000101110 1110111111101 111 1001010010011000 010010100100110 10101110011100 1101010111011 100111111011011 01111010111101 111111101011011 100111001001001 11110100101100101 011001011010111 1111011111010101 1010110110101 1111111111111 0011001101101 1111101010110011 11100101001011 1010110010110110 110100101010101 1101100101110 10110100100101 101111111110100 11110101010101 11011100101010010 10000100010011011 11010110111010110 100111110101101 1110101010110 10010111011111 01001111110010 110010110101011 1101110010010110 1100100111111101 10111101111010 011010100100001 0111101111010010 01011101101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1471
  • Average number of words per stanza: 266
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (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; with, you, and, one, your, pure, have, in are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Francis William Lauderdale Adams