This is an analysis of the poem To My Friend - Ode Ii that begins with:

THOU go'st! I murmur--
Go! let me murmur....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaBC daea ecee fXXd XfdX fXBC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 11110 1101 1001 1010 1010010 1101110 10110 1011 11010 1010 1110 0100110 110101 1001010 0110111 1110110 1001111 1011110 10110010 1001 10111 1101 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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