This is an analysis of the poem Music At The Villa Marina that begins with:

FOR some abiding central source of power,
Strong-smitten steady chords, ye seem to flow... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacddc efdedF fggffggf hifhiF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010101010 1101011101 1101010101 011100100010 1111011101 1101010101 10101010011 0101010101 1111010111 0111001101 0100010001 0111110011 0111111111 1101010111 11010011100 1101010101 0111001101 10011100101 1111010111 1111010101 1111110101 1101010101 0011110101 1101011101 1011110011 0101010110 1001111111 1101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 301
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, ye, and, if are repeated.

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

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