This is an analysis of the poem Song of the Mad Prince that begins with:
Who said, "Peacock Pie"?
The old King to the sparrow:...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbXB XXXX XbXB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110010 0110010 11101100 10010 1110111 111101 101010000 1111 11101010 10011 1110111 110100 1110101 111101 11010100 1111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Song of the Mad Prince;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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