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

FROM THE NOVEL OF EMMELINE.
THOU spectre of terrific mien!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaXcXddebeb ffgghihiccaagegeeecceaeaffXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,28,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 00100101 11000101 1001011101 01111101 1111000100 111001001 110010010 0101010101 1111011111 11110011 01010011101 01110001 1101010101 101010011 110111001 1100101001010 100010101010 11010101 1001010101 010100101 0101010101 01111111 11011001 1011110101 1101010001 110101010 1101010101 010110010 1101010101 10010101 11010111 1111011101 1101110011 01110101 1101010101 11010001 1111000101 11001101 01010101 00110111000 1111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 789
  • Average number of words per stanza: 139
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word ah is repeated.

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  • summary of Ode To Despair;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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