This is an analysis of Acrostics: Iii. A Tribute To The Memory Of John Dent by Thomas Cowherd.
A task so painful, yet so justly due
To thee, my dear, my much respected Brother,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ghgh cici iXig jkjkk
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,5,
- Metre: 0111011101 01111101010 10100111111 0111100010 1100111111 1110010101 11111100001 1111111111 1101110101 0111011101 1111010101 1101111111 1111010101 1101110111 1111110101 1011111101 1111110101 01011100101 1111011101 0111011111 1111010101 1111010111 1101011101 1101011011 1001010111 0101010101 1111000101 1111010101 01101110101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 7
- Lines: 29
Repeated words/phrases
thou, to
