This is an analysis of the poem Ode To Tobacco that begins with:

Thou, who when fears attack
Bidst them avaunt, and Black... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXbbbc dddccccc XeeeeeeX fffebbbe fffghhhg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 101011 1101001 10100 110101 111101 111101 10010 110101 111101 101111 10110 111111 110101 100101 10110 111110 111101 101010 1110 111111 110101 101101 00110 011101 111111 101101 10110 110101 110101 100101 10010 111111 110111 110101 10010 111101 110101 100111 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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