This is an analysis of the poem Victoress that begins with:

O my queen
Today at last I accept defeat...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabbccXddeeeX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 111 011110101 11011111 101010100 0101110 1100101001 11101001111 110011 1111101011 11100110111 0101101000111010 1100101011010 111011110110 1011001111100100 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 287
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

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

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

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