Ode I: The Preface by Mark Akenside: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Ode I: The Preface that begins with:

I.
On yonder verdant hilloc laid,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcddc Xeefggh Xccfiif Xjjfccf afffddf aXhXfXa Xkkihhi Xfflggl
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11010101 11110101 1000101 11000101 01010101 010101 1 110111010 001001010010 010101 11110111 11110101 110101 1 11001111 01100111 111101 110101001 110111111 010101 1 11110101 010100101 110001 11010101 11011101 110111 1 11010101 110111001 110101 11010001 11110101 010101 1 11010101 110110001 010110 11010101 01000101 011101 1 10110101 11010101 010101 11010101 01001001001 010101 1 01110101 01010101 110101 110100101 110000101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words for, still, your, nor, the are repeated.

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  • summary of Ode I: The Preface;
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  • history of its creation;
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