This is an analysis of Elegy Ii. On The Death Of The University Beadle At Cambridge (Translated From Milton) by William Cowper.
Thee, whose refulgent staff and summons clear,
Minerva's flock longtime was wont t'obey,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aXabcc dedeff gdgdhh ciciee bjbjkk
- Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,
- Metre: 1110011101 1001111110 1110110101 0101011101 1111011101 0101010101 1101010101 1101000101 1111010101 1101010101 1011110111 1111000101 0100010101 0101110111 1110010111 11010001001 1110001101 0101100101 1101001101 1101110101 1110101001 1100011101 1101101101 1101110101 1111110101 1101000101 01001010101 0101010101 1101010001 01001010101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 5
- Lines: 30
Repeated words/phrases
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