This is an analysis of the poem The Prisoner Of Zenda that begins with:

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"The Prisoner of Zenda,"...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbXcXX Xaddee ffggXXcc bbhhddbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 11000100 01101010 1010 110100 1100101 1010011 1001 0101100 011010100 010111 01011001 100111 0101 100101 1001 111111 1101101 101010110 01001 11001010 001110 101010 11001010 11011001 1111100 101101 00101 1010010 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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