This is an analysis of Ode Iii: To The Cuckow by Mark Akenside.

I.
O rustic herald of the spring,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcbcddc Xeeeeffe XbdbXffd Xgcgchhc aiaiahha
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,8,
  • 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
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 40

Repeated words/phrases

of

Anaphora

amid, when, who