Analysis of Inscription on a Grotto, the Work of Nine Ladies.
Alexander Pope 1688 (London) – 1744 (Twickenham)
Here, shunning idleness at once and praise,
This radiant pile nine rural sisters raise;
The glittering emblem of each spotless dame,
Clear as her soul and shining as her frame;
Beauty which nature only can impart,
And such a polish as disgraces art;
But Fate disposed them in this humble sort,
And hid in deserts what would charm a Court.
Scheme | AABBCCDD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101001101 11001110101 01001011101 1101010101 1011010101 01010111 1101101101 0101011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 339 |
Words | 62 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
Lines Amount | 8 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 270 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 60 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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