This is an analysis of the poem Epilogue On The Same Occasion (Princess Of Cleves) that begins with:

New ministers, when first they get in place,
Must have a care to please; and that's our case: ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccaabbdeffggdehhffhhhhddhhiiffXjhhccjjdeccgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 48,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100111101 1101011111 1111011101 01010010101 1101010001 1101110101 1101111101 1101010101 1101010001 1001110101 1110110111 1101001100 01010100111 0101010101 110100101010 11110100010 111111111101 01000101010 1101010101 1101010101 1111011101 11001110101 1111110101 1111010101 11010011010 11111110010 1111011111 1101110101 1001111101 1101011111 1111111101 0111110111 0101010111 1101011101 1111111010 1111110011 0111011101 1101010101 1101111111 0101010101 1111010101 1011011111 110110101101 11011101010 1100111101 1100010111 11010101010 11110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 399
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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; to, your, our are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Epilogue On The Same Occasion (Princess Of Cleves);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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