This is an analysis of Love Pure And Fervent by William Cowper.

Jealous, and with love o'erflowing,
God demands a fervent heart;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcXc bdbd eXeX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 101011000 1010101 11101010 1100101 11001010 0010001 00111100 10011001 011110010 1111101 11101010 1010001 10101010 1010011 10111110 0010110
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Anaphora

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