This is an analysis of Lines Addressed To Miss Theodora Jane Cowper, On Himself by William Cowper.
William was once a bashful youth,
His modesty was such,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cdXd efef gXgX hihi hchc jkjk lhliX mnmn
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,5,4,
- Metre: 10110101 010011 11110101 110111 11101101 1101010 11010100 1101110 110100101 1111010 01111101 1101010 10010101 1101110 01001111 1101010 11111111 110101 10111101 010111 11010111 010111 11111100 110001 01011111 1111010 01011101 1101010 11010101 111101 11011101 111 1 11010011 110101 10111101 111101
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 9
- Lines: 38
