This is an analysis of the poem Ode On The Spring that begins with:

See where the rosy-footed Spring
Dances forth in trim array,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdadabX eaeafgfXcc cbcbhdhdii bfbfejejbb cacadfdfgX gkgkidiXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110101001 1010101 11110101 010101 1111010101 1101001101 0101010101 0111010101 1111111111 1111101110100 110101001 11010101 11011111 111101 1111110101 1101010101 1101010101 1101010110 0101010101 110101111101 110100101 10110111 1110101001 111111 01010010101 0101010101 10001110101 10011010101 1101010111 110111010101 11010111 1010101 11011111 1100101 1101010101 11011101001 1101010101 1101010101 1101110101 101101110101 101111101 110111001 01010101 111101 1111110101 1111111101 1101110001 1111010111 1101110101 11111111101010 111110111 110100101 110101001 110111 1101010101 11110111010 10010010101 0111110101 1101011101 1101001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 414
  • Average number of words per stanza: 72
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, all, as, thy are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, the, all, no, as, to, e'en, nor, there are repeated.

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