This is an analysis of On The Stage by Arthur Symons.

Lights, in a multi-coloured mist,
From indigo to amethyst,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccb XXddeed
  • Stanza lengths: 7,7,
  • Metre: 10010101 01010100 0101010101 110111 1101010111 110101 1111111111 11001111 01000101 1101010111 011101 0101011001 111100 1100110011
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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