This is an analysis of the poem Ode Xiii: To The Author Of Memoirs Of The House Of Brandenburgh that begins with:

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The men renown'd as chiefs of human race,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xababccdeed XfXfXffgeeg Xhihieeeffe XdbXbdXbjjb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,11,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 0101110101 1101010101 1101110101 0101110101 1011010111 11001101101 1111010110 111110011 1101010101 11100111001001 1 1111011011 1101010110 0110011101 1111000101 1001010101 01010000111 1101011101 1101001111 0111011101 110101010101 1 1101110101 1101011001 1101001101 0101010101 1111011101 11011100111 11010101010 1111010111 00100010001 0101011101010 1 1101010101 11110100101 11010001100 1011001101 11101010001 0101011110 01010101001 1111110001 1111010001 110101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 439
  • Average number of words per stanza: 79
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, thy are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words as, ye, those are repeated.

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  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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