This is an analysis of the poem Ode, Composed On A May Morning that begins with:

While from the purpling east departs
The star that led the dawn,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd cecefgfg eeeXghgh ececgXge icicecec bjbjhXhg klklmlml enenlclc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10010101 011101 11000101 110101 0100101001 100001010 11110111 1111010 11010011 100101 1100101011 110101 11010101 0100101 11010101 010001 111101111 110111 11010101 110100 11010101 010111 110101001 110111 11010111 011001 111100101 010101 11111111 1011110 11011101 1101001 11011101 010101 11011101 010111 11011111 010101 110101101 010011 10101011 010111 11010101 011111 10010101 0100110 01010101 110101 11110111 010101 11011101 110101 10010101 010101 11010101 010101 11011101 010001 01010101 1000101 01110101 010111 10110101 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; and is repeated.

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