This is an analysis of Song Of The Canadian Cradler by Thomas Cowherd.
With my cradle scythe, feeling brisk and blithe,
In the breeze-tempered heat of this fine day;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: Xaba cdad ebXb cfef abXb agcg
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 0110110111 0011010011 1100100101 1101100111 1011101101 111010111 10011110101 110111111 1110110111 011100101 1010111011 1010010101 1011110111 011011110 1100101101 0101100101 11111010001 010010101 1110101111 1110101001 1100111111 101011011 0011100111 001010101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 24
Repeated words/phrases
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