This is an analysis of Divine Justice Amiable by William Cowper.

Thou hast no lightnings, O thou Just!
Or I their force should know;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccc aaXa dede fcfc gcgc fhfh ijij
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11110111 111111 10111001 110101 01110101 100111 01010101 001001 11110111 010101 10011111 111111 11111101 110111 01011101 111101 11110001 011101 11111101 111101 10010111 1011010 11001111 0101110 011101101 111111 11000111 1101011 11110001 111101 01011101 110110
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 32

Repeated words/phrases

thou

Anaphora

and