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

From Sheba a distant report
Of Solomon's glory and fame,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd babaeXeX dfdfadad dcdcdgdg ddddahah ididjkjk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01001001 01001011 01001001 11111111 11001001 11101101 11111011 01001011 11001001 01011111 0110111 11011001 01001001 11001011 01001001 01001011 110011010 11001001 010111010 01011001 01011011 01001011 01000101 11111101 11101001 01011011 01011101 01101011 11111101 11001011 11101011 01011001 11011011 11111001 11011011 11011101 01011101 01001111 11111001 11101001 11111001 11011101 11111101 11011011 11011010 11101101 10101001 11000001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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