This is an analysis of the poem Impromptu In The Assize Court At Lincoln that begins with:

The moon in the valley of Ajalon
Stood still at the word of the prophet;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100100100 111010010 111010010 111110100 1010011011 11001111 1111011010 11111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 301
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; of is repeated.

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