This is an analysis of Stanzas To Rev. J. B. Howard And Family by Thomas Cowherd.
Howard, thy fervid Christian zeal,
Combined with large amount of love,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abXbbXbX cdcddede efeffdfd ceceegeg hihiijij kfkfflfl ahahhdhd Xefeeded
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
- Metre: 10110101 01010101 11010101 11011101 11101111 01111100 01010011 1000110 11110111 11111101 11111101 010101001 01101111 11110101 01110101 11011101 11100110 01110111 11001111 01101101 11010101 11000011 10011111 01011111 10110101 11011101 11100101 11001101 11011101 11010111 11110001 01011111 110101001 01110101 11010101 11011101 11010101 011100101 11010101 11110101 11011101 01111101 11111101 01110101 11110101 01011101 11110101 10010101 11010111 11110101 11011101 11011011 110011101 01110101 01010111 01010111 11010111 11011101 11011111 110100001 11111111 11111101 11010101 11010111
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 8
- Lines: 64
Anaphora
so, and
