This is an analysis of Ode Xv: On Domestic Manners (Unfinished) by Mark Akenside.
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Meek honor, female shame,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abaabcdXeec Xeddefggfff Xbffbcffhhc XdccdeddcceX
- Stanza lengths: 11,11,11,12,
- Metre: 1 110111 1101011001 0100111 01010101001 110101 11010100001 1101010 1001110101 010101 1111111101 1 011101 0101010001 111101 0101010001 100101 1101011101 110001 0101100101 110111 1101010111 1 0110011 0100010111 010101 1111101101 110101 1100011101 011101 11111101001 0101001 1111011101 1 110101 01100100101 0100101 0111010101 110101 0100010001 110101 1011010101 110101 1101011101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 45
Repeated words/phrases
what, and, her
Anaphora
who, the
