This is an analysis of Inscriptions: I: For A Grotto by Mark Akenside.

To me, whom in their lays the shepherds call
Actæa, daughter of the neighbouring stream,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcXacdcXeXdceXebc
  • Stanza lengths: 18,
  • Metre: 0110110101 1010001001 0101011101 11001010101 0111010101 1111010101 0111111101 0101010111 1101001101 11011100111 10010101101 1101110111 1101110100 11010001111 1110110101 0111010111 1101010011 11010010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 18

Repeated words/phrases

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