This is an analysis of In Seditionem Horrendam, Corruptelis Gallicus Ut Fertue, Londini Nuper Exortam by William Cowper.

Perfida, crudelis, victa et lymphata furore,
Non armis, laurum Gallia fraude petit.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX a bbccaacc
  • Stanza lengths: 8,1,8,
  • Metre: 10010010110010 1101010110 1001010100110 1010010010 1001001110010 10101110011 1010110011010 11100100010 010 11010101001 11010100101 0101010101 1011110101 0111010101 11001110011 1101010101 1111010101
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 17