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

O Mother Race! to thee I bring
This pledge of faith unwavering,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb ddaaaa ddeffX ggeaae ccehhe ddXddX ffaiiaXggbaab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 01010100 0100110 11011111 110011001 0111110 11011101 11010101 0101110 01010101 11011111 0101110 110010011 110010101 0111010 01010111 11011101 1101011 11011101 11011101 0100110 01110111 10010101 1101110 01110111 11011101 0100010 110101011 110100111 1111010 11010101 11010101 1101100 01110111 11010111 010001 11011111 11111001 1101010 11011101 01011101 1100010 11111111 110101001 1111110 011011101 110111001 01010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; their, and are repeated.

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

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