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

I'm as loyal a subject as Britain can boast;
Our Queen she is gracious, and gentle, and wise;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abab abab cbcb bbbbXAbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011000111011 11101011011 101001010011 11001001101 01011001001 01011001001 01011001111 11101101101 01111001101 0100100101 11101001111 11001001101 01011011001 01001010011 01001011011 11011001101 011000111011 0100101011 101001001011 11001001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (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; her is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word eyes at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of The Toast;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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