This is an analysis of the poem Ode, Written 1739 that begins with:

Urit spes animi credula mutui.-Hor.
Imitation.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X a bc aadeed ffdbbd ggdaad gbgccg hhijji iicjjcXhhdiid
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,2,6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 101100100101 1010 11000100010 0101 11110101 11110101 0101001 11010101 11110101 110101 01010101 01010101 110101 110111010 111111010 010101 11110101 01011101 1101010 01010101 011100101 11001010 11010101 110101010 1100101 01010101 11110101 111101 11111101 11010001 0100101 11010101 110010111 010101 01110111 01010101 010101 11110101 11110101 011111 11001111 11010101 0100101 11011101 0111001 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ode, Written 1739;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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