This is an analysis of the poem Ode To Valour that begins with:
[Inscribed to Colonel Banastre Tarleton]
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a XabccaXXbb deeeeffdggXbaeecca eaeahheeiijj bebeeeeffe kaakaaeehh eebblhlhcm gXaannmeeX jfeejfooeeXoooonnaaee
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,18,12,10,10,10,10,21,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 010101010 01010101 1001011101 11010001 10110101 11010101 01011101 0101001 11000101 11010101 1011101010011 010010011 11010101 011001001 11110101 110100101 01110101 10010101 1101001110001 1001000101 01011101 11010101 11100101 010101 01010101 11000101 1101110001 1101110101 1101010010101 1101100001 01001010101 11010101 100101110101 10001010101 100010100111 11010101 10010101 01010101 0101111101 1001010101 010101010101 10111101 0101001001 01110100101 100101010101 101100101 11110101 101100011 010111001 10110101 110101010101 010111011 110010111 110010101 10010101 11000101 01010101 11111101 1010110101 01010101 110111110101 1111011101 10110100101 11110001 010010101 1100110001 01010101 1101010101 1011110101 1101010101 1011010100010 10110101 10010110 111101001 11010101001 1011110101 0011100101 110111010 111101001 10110010101 101101010101 11000101 01001111101 01010101 10111101 1101010101 0111010101 11010101 0101101001 10101000101 1011101000101 1011010101 11010010101 1011001101 1101010101 11110101001 11010100011 10101110101 1111011101 10011010111 01010010101
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 424
- Average number of words per stanza: 68
- Amount of lines: 102
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; to, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words thy, then, as, so, where are repeated.
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- summary of Ode To Valour;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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