This is an analysis of A Tribute To The Memory Of Mr. Richard Folds by Thomas Cowherd.

This truth may to Christians in darkness be shrouded,
While mourning for friends in the grave newly laid,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXa bcbc dede bfbf dgdg hihi
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 011010010010 11011001101 1010111010100 010111011001 110010111010 01111011101 111110001010 11010001011 011110011010 11011001111 011010100010 01011001101 111110011010 11001111011 0110101100010 11011101001 010010001010 01101111111 111011001010 11101011011 111010011011 11001111111 010110111101 11111011001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

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