This is an analysis of A Song by Mark Akenside.

The Shape alone let others prize,
The Features of the Fair;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdaeae cfcfghghhXhXibfXib
  • Stanza lengths: 12,18,
  • Metre: 01011101 010001 11110001 110001 01011101 111101 11110101 110101 01110101 111101 11010001 010001 11010101 011101 01010101 110101 11111111 101001 01010001 010101 01010101 010110 010101001 110101 11110001 110101 1101 100 1 110011
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 30

Anaphora

the, with