This is an analysis of the poem Ode To Beauty that begins with:

EXULTING BEAUTY,­phantom of an hour,
Whose magic spells enchain the heart, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbccdcdceeeeff ghhghhXXijij kkhchchhhggh cccchljjhl Xlalhhhhhhejej
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,12,12,10,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01010000110 11011001 1110110101 11011101 11110101 11110101 01010101 11010101 11011101 010010101 111100101 11011101 110011111 1101100101 11001001101 1101110100101 010100101 10110111 11010101 01111111 110101 01110101 010101000 111101100 11010101 111010101 110011101 111101 110100101 110100101 11000111 01101101 11010111 010101 11010101 11001101 01010111 101010101 1101101 11011101 11011111 1101010 11110111 1111010 11010111 11010111 11011101 100110111 11010101 110101 11010101 100100101 110101010 101101001 011111101 1111110101 01000101 11010011 11010101 11010101 11010111 11010101 10010101 1010001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 474
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words thy, no are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Ode To Beauty;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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