This is an analysis of the poem Ode To A Young Lady that begins with:

[Somewhat Too Solicitious about Her Manner of Expression]
Survey, my fair! that lucid stream, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abab cdcd eXec bfbf gege fhfh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1111000010100010 01111101 10010101 11011101 01010101 11111101 011000101 11111111 11110101 01011101 0101100010 11010111 011100111 11000101 01011101 11110111 01010101 11011101 110010101 110101001 10110111 11011101 11010101 11010101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; thy is repeated.

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