This is an analysis of the poem Dance Figure that begins with:

For the Marriage in Cana of Galilee
Dark-eyed, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abXBCddabed beXX cXfX fX bfXBC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,11,4,4,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100100101 11 110011 100100 1011101010 1011 11111001 001010 111111011 01010010 111101101001 11101001 111101110 11101001 1111010 101010 1101101001011 0110101100 101110011 1101011010 10100101111011 1100101 11011110 110011 1011101010 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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; thy is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word thy is repeated.

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  • summary of Dance Figure;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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