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

In years defaced and lost,
   Two sat here, transport-tossed, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXXcX ddeefeef cXggXXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 000111 111011 110101 01011100 10100 1100 1101 1110 111111 1000101 111111 101101001 1111 1101 1111 1101 110101 110111 110101 110100001 10101 1110 1111 10010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 314
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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