This is an analysis of the poem The Consecrated Spot that begins with:

WHEN in the dance of the Nymphs, in the moonlight so holy assembled,
Mingle the Graces, down from Olympus in secret descending,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010010011110010 1001010010010010 110101110110100 111111010010010 110100010111010010 1011001010011011 1101001011011010 101010010010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 513
  • Average number of words per stanza: 90
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 63 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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