Ode to Duty (written in 1805; published in 1807) is a poem (an ode) written by William Wordsworth.
âÂÂOde To Dutyâ generally covers Wordsworth's personal views and feelings towards duty in multiple forms, along with its adjacent concepts such as freedom and responsibility<sup>[[https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/TWC24040647?journalCode=twc citation]]</sup>.
The âÂÂOde To Dutyâ contrasts some of Wordsworth's previous works in its theme and tone, focusing on interpretation and struggle to understand and acknowledge the importance with certain concepts such as duty <sup>[[https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.1086/TWC24045258 citation]]</sup>.
Wordsworth is said to have taken inspiration from Thomas Gray's âÂÂHymn to Adversity,â as âÂÂOde to Duty, as it has similar structure and theme to ThomasâÂÂs work <sup>[[https://www.scribd.com/document/516170956/Ode-to-Duty-by-William-Wordsworth citation]]</sup>. <sup>à</sup>
The ode consists of 56 lines. There are 7 stanzas of 8 lines each. It follows the rhyming scheme of ABABCCDD.