This is an analysis of Part Of Psalm Xlii In Imitation Of The Style Of Spencer. by Samuel Boyse.

Like some faire Deer by Hunters close pursued,
Who bath'd in sweet explores the cooling Flood;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabb cacXXd XdXddd adadee
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 1111110101 1101010101 1111110101 1101010101 111101111 1111011111 11110101011 1111010101 1101100101 1011010101 1101010110 1101110001 111100111001 0111010101 1001010101 01110010111 1111011001 0111000011 11110100101 1101110101 111101001 0111010001 1111110111 1101111111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

his, my