Ode To Apollo by John Keats: poem analysis

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

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In thy western halls of gold ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XababXc Xcdcdcc XcdcXX Xecceff Xagagcc XcXcXdd XcdXdhh Xeeiddi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,6,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1 0110101 1110011 11110001 01011101 01011100010 11110111010010 1 11000101 1010101 110010101 1010101 1101010101 0111110101 1 11110101001 0101010101 0101011111 0101110010 01110101010010 1 11010101 010101 1001001 11110101 1111010101 111101001001 1 11011101 1101001 01000101 111001 1001010101 10110111001001 1 01010101 1101010101 0010101 0101010100 1111000101 010101110001 1 11101010 101011 10101010 10001001 11001010101 1101010101 1 11110001 110100110 110111 11011101 11010101 0111010111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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