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

Deep in th' abyss where frantic horror bides,
In thickest mists of vapours fell,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdedbbeeaXe eefgghhf iiiijjeieikkaa ljjlggggcc bmbkmiki ngngcXhhbccbmmfggf ieiemmcXmm
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,8,14,10,8,18,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011101010 01010101 11010101 1011000101 1101010 110001 010101110 11010101 111001 010101101 01110101 11110101 110001 01010101 11110111 0010001 01011101 110010101 01010001 0101 11010101 1110101010101 0111011101 1010010101 010101 01110101 11001101 0111010101 01010101 11010101 11110101 1110101001 11010010100 1101000101 0101010110 11010101001001 1101010111 11010101 1101010001 110101110001 01010101 110100101 11010101 101101 11010111110 01110010101010 1011001 11010111 1101001 101101 1101010101 1111101 1100101 0101001 11010101 110001001 10110101 11010100101 11010101 11000110 111100111 11010111 11011101 11010101 11010101 111000101 11010101 10110101 11010101 01010111 0101000101 1011001 01010101 1101000101 01010101 0101001001 11110001 10010101 11011101 110101100 1101010101 110101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 436
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 82
  • 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, with are repeated.

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

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

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