This is an analysis of the poem O! And Oh! that begins with:
O ! the enchanting hues that rise
To deck the morn's young features !... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcbc dddd efef agag hbhb didX XXXX hhhhXdidi
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 10010111 0101110 11110101 1111010 11011101 0101010 11010101 1101110 11011101 0101011 1101010111 0101111 11010111 01001110 11001101 01010010 11010101 1111010 110110001 0101110 11110101 1100010 11010101 1111110 11010111 0111010 11010101 1101010 11011101 0101011 110010110 0100110 11111111 1111010 11011101 0101010 11011101 0111110 11111111 1111010
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 40
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; oh, this, o are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words oh, o are repeated.
The author used the same word o at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase oh connects the lines.
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- summary of O! And Oh!;
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