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

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Do ye quail but to hear, Carolinians,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbccddeXeeff X bXgghhiiggbb X ddjjccbbbbbb XXkkklljjkkcc a bbiiaadXdebX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,1,12,1,12,13,1,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11110110100 0111010010 111011011001 101001011101 111101011011 11101001101 011011011101 111101001010 101101011011 111011011101 11001011101 101001111001 1 1100110100 0011110100 11111011001 101011011011 110010010 1101001010 001001001011 11001101001 11011001001 11001011001 0010111010 10110010100 1 1111111010 1110011100 101101101001 111001011011 111001101101 101001101011 101001001111 11011101011 101101011 111110010 1011001001011 11011001011 1 010111000 111011010 11011001001 010010001001 11011011111 101001111001 11001111011 001101011001 11001011001 101001101001 01011001001 11001011001 1 1010110110 00100100110 001001001001 11111001011 1011010011 1011010111 111001001001 111001101001 111111011011 001100111011 00100110100 1111110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 360
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; on, your, and, in, of, ye, not, to are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ye is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase ye connects the lines.

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

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