This is an analysis of the poem Queen Mab: Part V. that begins with:

'Thus do the generations of the earth
Go to the grave and issue from the womb,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 772
  • Average number of words per stanza: 132
  • Amount of lines: 262
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; they, all, and, to, his, of, with, for, no are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, the, for, no, who are repeated.

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  • summary of Queen Mab: Part V.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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