This is an analysis of Ode. Supposed To Be Written On The Marriage Of A Friend by William Cowper.

Thou magic lyre, whose fascinating sound
Seduced the savage monsters from their cave,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeff dgXgbb gbgbhh ciciaa gjgjee
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 1101110101 0101010011 1111111101 11110101001 1111010101 10101010101 0101011101 1101010101 1101011101 111000111 01010101001 01000010101 0011010101 0101110101 0101010110 11010110101 0111110001 11001010101 1111010101 1101001111 11110011101 01010100101 0101011101 11010100101 1101011101 1101010101 01010011111 11011001101 0101001101 1101001101 11010100001 0101010101 1101011101 0111010101 1101010111 111101010001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 36

Repeated words/phrases

and, to, her

Anaphora

to