Ode Iii: To The Cuckow by Mark Akenside: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Ode Iii: To The Cuckow that begins with:

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O rustic herald of the spring,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcddc Xeeeeffe XbdbXffd Xgcgchhc aiaiahha
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 110100001 11010101 11011111 110001101 01010001 010101001 110101 1 01101111 01110101 11110111 11010001 11110101 110111001 010111 1 11110001 10010001 11100101 110100100 01110101 11010101 010101 1 11101101 11110111 01110101 11010101 01010101 110101101 011101 1 111001101 11111101 110010101 11010101 110101010 0100111010 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words amid, when, who are repeated.

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