This is an analysis of the poem Ode 911 that begins with:

On the day I die, when I'm being
carried toward the grave, don't weep....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXXbabXcXXdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111010 10010111 1111110 11100101001 0111011 11111 0010010 0111010 101001 0010 010111001 101000011100 011111 01101010 11101 10100010 001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 504
  • Average number of words per stanza: 97
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ode 911;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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