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

An Ode
Soul of England, dost thou sleep,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbbddc eeeeffe fXffaac ccccaac feffgge aXaaccX feffgge eceehhc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1010111 1111101010 001111111 111111111 10111 01101 01100111010 1010101 0010111010 101010101 11111111 111010 10111 1110101010 1111101 101000100 1010101001 111110101 10101 10101 1010011010 1110101 1011011010 100110101 100011101 01111 11011 11100110010 1110101 1011101010 10010001001 111111100 101001 11101 100101011010 1110101 1010111100 101101101 111011101 11101 10101 1110100010 11111001 10101001010 100010101 101010101 111001 01111 0110101010 0010111 1010001010 101001101 1010010111 01111 1011001 0010100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Milton;
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  • history of its creation;
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