This is an analysis of Epigram : On The Inventor Of Gunpowder (Translated From Milton) by William Cowper.

Praise in old time the sage Prometheus won,
Who stole ethereal radiance from the sun;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 1011011001 110100100001 1101110101 01010100101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4