This is an analysis of Ode To M E R C Y by William Collins.
S T R O P H E.
O THOU, who sit'st a smiling Bride…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: a bbbccbbXbbddb a eeabbaddffXXf
- Stanza lengths: 1,13,1,13,
- 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
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 28
Repeated words/phrases
his