This is an analysis of Ode To Pity by William Collins.

O THOU, the Friend of Man assign'd,
With balmy Hands his Wounds to bind,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb X ddebbeX aaeffeX aaceecX aacXecX eegaagX hhgeeg
  • Stanza lengths: 6,1,7,7,7,7,7,6,
  • Metre: 11010101 01010101 110101 11010101 11010101 011001 1 11010101 11010111 11101 11010101 11110101 110101 1 110011101 01100101 010111 11011111 11011101 011101 1 11011101 110010101 011111 11110111 01110111 110111 1 11011101 11110101 110101 01010110 110101011 011101 1 11011101 11110101 1010101 010011101 11010101 010101 1 11110111 01001101 010101 11010101 11010101 010101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 48

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