This is an analysis of the poem Our Story that begins with:

There was a young king who was sad,
And a young queen who was lonely:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XcXc aaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 10111110 110101101 1011010 10110011 101101110 11011100 11110010 10010111 0110110 10110111 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; vain, they are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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