This is an analysis of the poem Ode - On The Death Of A Young Lady that begins with:
The peace of Heaven attend thy shade,
My early friend, my favourite maid!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabb aacc aaaa aadd eeff aagg aacc bbgg ddhh iijj kkjj aadd kkee Xgaa XakkXeegg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010100111 110111001 11110101 11010011 10110101 010010101 11110111 11101101 01011101 01000111 101010101 01010101 01011101 01110101 01010101 11010101 10110101 10110101 10110011 11001101 10110101 11010111 11010111 01010101 11110101 01110101 10000101 11010101 11011001 11110111 11010101 11011111 110101011 110001101 11011101 11010101 010101010 110100110 001010101 11010001 10010001 11010101 011111001 11010111 11010001 11000101 11010101 01010101 01010011 01001001 01010101 01100010 010001110 01010011 11010001 11110011 11110110 11010111 11010101 11010101 110100101 110110101 11010101 11000101
- Amount of stanzas: 16
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 64
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, of, by are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words what, the are repeated.
The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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