This is an analysis of the poem Queen And Clown. that begins with:

Cleopatra: Hast thou the pretty worm of Nilus there, that kills and
pains not?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababX cdcdefef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101101010101111 11 1101111111001011 010101110100010111100 110110010 10010101 010101 01001110 1111 11111111 010101 01010101 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 481
  • Average number of words per stanza: 94
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; that is repeated.

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

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