This is an analysis of the poem Ode In May that begins with:

LET me go forth, and share
   The overflowing Sun ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacdcd aeeacfgf gaaghehe ibbiejej jaajkgkg fbbXlele mffminin
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 110101 111111 1011101 1010111 1101011 11100101 100001 101111 10100101 11001001 10101001 1101111 1010001 110010110 1100101 0101001 1101001 1101101 010101 10100101 10101 110010101 111111 10101110 11001001 1111001 10100010 1001011 1011111 110110101 1111001 101001101 10010011 1011101 1111011 111001011 11001011 0100100111 110001 11101001 11101111 1101111 11101100 01111011 10011001 10101101111 11011011 111101001 111101001 111101001 1111101 1111010010 10101001 1110011010010 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of, thou, as, his, art are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, thou are repeated.

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