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

1.
Of the gardens of Adonis, Lydia, I love ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabbbX abcXcXdXXdbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 0010001010011 101110010 1101111 11011101 010100101 1110100101 11010101 010100101 110111111 1101110011 010101110 01011111 1 001011011 110101101 011011111 0011101 011010111 0010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 361
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; of, in are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words that, we, in are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Odes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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