This is an analysis of Catharina : The Second Part. On Her Marriage To George Courtenay, Esq. by William Cowper.

Believe it or not, as you choose,
The doctrine is certainly true,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd aeaefefe bgbgeaea Xhchicic
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,
  • Metre: 01011111 01001001 101001001 11011001 101010010 01100011 1010111010 111010001 11001101 101001011 01001001 11101001 101111001 001010001 001001011 001011011 01011111 001101011 11011111 100001001 11111110 11101001 101011001 11101001 11111001 11001001 11001010 1010011001 01111001 111010010 111001111 111110010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 32

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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