This is an analysis of Tributary Stanzas To The Memory Of Dr. Laycock by Thomas Cowherd.
Tumultuous feelings like a torrent rush
Athwart my soul and bear my spirit down.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cXcX dddd dede cfcf dcdc gcgc hchc ijij gkgk hXhiXebeb
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 11001010101 0111111101 1101101101 0111011111 1111111100 1101010101 10101010101 1101110101 1011010101 11010011101 1101110101 01010110111 1111111111 1001011011 1101011101 0101000101 1011111111 110100110011 1111110111 0101011101 1110111101 10011011101 1100111001 0011110111 1111111101 1101110011 1101110001 101100001 1101111101 0110011101 0101011101 0111011101 0111010101 0101111111 1111110101 11111100101 1101011110 1100110101 1001011001 0111011101 1101010101 1111010101 1001000101 1101010101 11101101011 0101110011 1101001001 1111011101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 12
- Lines: 48
Repeated words/phrases
my, thy, to, his
