This is an analysis of the poem Ode To M E R C Y that begins with:

S T R O P H E.
O THOU, who sit'st a smiling Bride ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbbccbbXbbddb a eeabbaddffXXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,13,1,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111 11110101 11011101 10001111101 11010101 10010101 1101010101 11010101 11010110 10110111 1011011101 1101011101 0111110101 1111011101001 01111111111 11111101 01010101 1101011101 11011101 100110101 11001110101 11010101 11110101 11010111 1111110101 11010101 011101001 111111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 To M E R C Y;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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