This is an analysis of the poem Ode For A Social Meeting that begins with:

WITH SLIGHT ALTERATIONS BY A TEETOTALER--(...)
COME! fill a fresh bumper, for why should we go... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabb cdcdeee ffdfgXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011010101000 11011011111 10101111011111 11011010011001 11001100101111 0101010110101111 1 110011001011000 1 110110110110011 101011011101101 1011 101110111011101 1 110011111001111 1011011 01001001001 110110111111100 1011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; and is repeated.

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  • summary of Ode For A Social Meeting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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