This is an analysis of the poem Ode (From The French) that begins with:

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We do not curse thee, Waterloo!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXccddeXffgghhhiXjjjj Xkbddddjjjjiill XmmiimmgginniaakkjjooaXggoohohooidid XppnnjjooddggddqqjjhhXajjddjjeeoolloo
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,15,36,37,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11111101 11011110 1111011 1001101 10101010 00111010 01110001 0101100 010111001 01010001 01010111 11010101 11111010 10111110 111101010 10111110 1101011010 1011101 1010101 10101001 1010001 1 011101111 1000101 1010100 11100101 1011101 11011101 10101010 01101010 111101010 11100010 11011001 01010001 1111101 1111101 1 11100111 11011101 10111010 1101010010 11100111 1010101 1110101 1111101 10111110 1111101 1011101 110111010 11101011 00111111 1110111 10100101 110111001 01010101 1010101 00111001 01010101 01110100 11010101 11010111 11111110 10101110 1101001010 0010101 1101010 1110101 10010001 10101010 1110101 10111010 1111101 1 1010100101 110101101 111001 001001 101101 1011001 1111101 01010101 01011101 01010100 1010111 1110111 10111110 10101010 0111011 11110001 0011101 10010111 10101110 001001010 1 101101 101011 1010010 111011110 01011101 1110101 10001101 1011111 10110010 01101010 11101010 10101110 1110101 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 708
  • Average number of words per stanza: 125
  • Amount of lines: 109
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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, her are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words with, till, there are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines thee is repeated).

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