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

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You are deceiv'd; I sooner may, dull fair,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbccddXeff XaabbbbggXh Xhhiieejjhh Xbbggkkaaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,11,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1101110111 101101001 110111001 01010101 110101 010101 1011 0101 00110110101 1101010101 1 1111111111 1110001111 11100001 11000101 110111 011101 1110 1011 10111010010 1001011111 1 11110010101 1101000111 11010101 01111101 110101 111111 1011 0111 1011111101 11110011101 1 1101110001 1101010101 11110001 01010101 1001001 010101 1101 1101 1111111101 1101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 378
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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