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

O tissued fabric of the frame of things,
Thou art an alternating tide,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXcabbdedeXdfgXbfbhhb biaibf afbbffgafgaf bfhbfhchjjchkkc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,6,12,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101000101 11110101 110101 110110 10011111 1101010101 1110101 01100011101 0100101 11010001 01000101 11011110 1101100100 100011100111 1101010001 1001010 110100010 010101 11011011101 1101010001 11010101 11010111 01011101 1011 111011 1110101 1111011101 1101010101 11111001 11 11010001 01110101 101101 1101011111 110100 1101 11010111 1111 0001110011 1111110101 0101011 110101 01010111 1101111101 11011101 011000101 1111010011 1111 1111110111 110110 101100001 11011101 1001011001 1101 0101011001 010110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 471
  • Average number of words per stanza: 81
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, some, no are repeated.

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

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