This is an analysis of the poem Ode Xvii: On A Sermon Against Glory that begins with:

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Come then, tell me, sage divine, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbbccddd XebebaaccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1111101 0011001 11101001 01010101 10111110 10110010 1110101 1100101 110101000101 1 0011101 00110110 1011101 11101110 11111011 10111011 111001010 11001010 110101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 308
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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.

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  • summary of Ode Xvii: On A Sermon Against Glory;
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