This is an analysis of the poem Ode To Adversity that begins with:

Daughter of Heav'n, relentless pow'r,
Thou tamer of the human breast,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabbbb cdcdeeff gdgdffdd ddddddee ddddbbgX eaeahhbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10010101 11000101 110111010 01100101 10110001 01110101 11010101 011001100101 111100111 10010101 01110101 11010101 11011101 010100111 11011101 10011011101 11110101 11010101 11011101 11110000 11011001 01010101 11010001 001111110101 10010101 01010101 11010101 01011101 11110101 11000101 01000101 110101010101 11010101 1111101 10110101 11000101 110010111 01011101 01010101 011101110100 11010101 11010001 11010101 01010111 01010101 11011001 01110101 110101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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; to, and, thy are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Ode To Adversity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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