This is an analysis of the poem On Æolus's Harp that begins with:

Ethereal race, inhabitants of air,
Who hymn your god amid the secret grove;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab Xcdc efef gXgc hfhfXdgdg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01001010001 1111010101 1011001101 1101011101 1101110110 0111110101 1001010101 1111111001 1111100101 1011011101 1101011101 0011110101 110111101 1110011111 1011010111 1101010101 10110101010 11011110101 11011111010 0101010101 11110010001 1111011101 1011001101 1111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of On Æolus's Harp;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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