This is an analysis of the poem Ode For Washington’s Birthday that begins with:
CELEBRATION OF THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION,
FEBRUARY 22, 1856... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aX bcbcdede fgfgbhbh ijijkgkg aaaagdgd eieilglX Xmgmbnbn
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,8,8,8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10100010111001010 101011 10001010 1011101 10101010 1110101 10101011 10010101 10111011 0010101 10101010 1010101 11101010 10110111 10111010 1010101 10101010 10110001 10111010 101001001 10100010 1010001 10101010 1010101 10101110 1110101 101001010 1111101 11111010 1010101 1010010010 1010101 101001010 1010101 10111010 10100101 10001010 1110101 10101010 0011001 101001010 10100100 10111110 0010101 11111110 0010101 100101010 1010101 11101110 1111101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 233
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 50
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
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- summary of Ode For Washington’s Birthday;
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- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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