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

From under the crunch of my man's boot
green oat-sprouts jut;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabbX aaacca dddeedXdddccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010111 1111 11010110001 100110 011010 11111 111111 10111 111110111 101110 10111010 1110011 10111101 110101 1111110100 111110 1100010 1011111 100110101 110111 11001111 1001010 11101110 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; his is repeated.

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

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