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What qualities make "To His Horse" an ode? cite evidence from the text

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Answer: The narrator of "To His Horse" addresses the horse directly, imploring for it to come "scouring o'er the plain" right now to calm him down. He yearns for his horse to take him away from his "disastrous fate." The speaker also demonstrates the ode's trademark dedication to his steed. Strong adjectives like grief, wrath and forlorn were utilized by Heredia. Finally, the poem has a melancholy tone to it, with the narrator longing for this time with his horse to be over.

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