This is an analysis of the poem Nymphs that begins with:

Where are ye now, O beautiful girls of the mountain,
Oreads all ?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110010010 101 1011111010010 1011 100111001010 1001 10111001001010 10001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 287
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; in, of are repeated.

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

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

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