This is an analysis of the poem Ode To A Young Lady that begins with:

Maria, bright with beauty's glow,
In conscious gayety you go...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb dddddd ccceec ffcggc hhicci jjadda XcjccX kkicci ccjllj fffjjfXcckddk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 01010011 010101 01010101 11011101 110001 010101001 11010001 110101 01110101 1101001001 010101 100010101 110100101 011101 110010101 01010101 010101 01010001 01010101 1100001 010111010 1100001010 1000101 11010101 010101001 110101 11011101 01000101 1000101 01010101 01010101 111001 11110101 11010101 010101 010101100 11010111 011101 0010101110 100111010 010110 01010101 11010101 110101 01010111 110100101 011101 100010101 110100101 110101 01010101 10100111 011001 11010101 010010101 010101 11010101 11010101 110101 11110101 010110101 010001 01010001 01110101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 66
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, 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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  • summary of Ode To A Young Lady;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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