Analysis of Female Beauty
Mark Akenside 1721 (Newcastle upon Tyne) – 1770
Felices ter et amplius
Quos irrupta tenet Copula, nec malis
Divulsus querimoniis,
Suprema citius solvet amor die.
What's Female Beauty, but an Art divine,
Through which the Mind's all gentle Graces shine?
They like the Sun irradiate all between;
The Body charms, because the Mind is seen.
| Scheme | AAAX BBCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 1111 11101110 11 111101 111011101 1101110101 1101010101 0101010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 289 |
| Words | 49 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 116 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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