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

When first the fiery-mantled sun
His heavenly race begun to run; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbcdcdefegaaaahhiiXfafjkjkkikihhXXalalhhhhiiiiggeegggghahambmb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 64,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110100101 010011001 1011101 01010101 10101010 010110101 10101010 10001001 011101101 11010001 11010101 110010101 1011101 0101010101 0110001001 011101 11010101 01110101 11111101 01010101 10111100 1010101 10111010 1011001 11100101 11010101 100010101 11010101 11010101 0101100101 010010101 110101 110011101 01110101 11000111 01110100 1101001010 1010111 11101010 1011101 11010111 11010101 11010101 1101101 010011001 1101010101 11010101 010001 11011101 01010101 11110101 11010101 10111010 1110101 101011010 1011101 11010111 010011101 1111000111 1111010111 011010001 11010101 11011101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 381
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • 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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