This is an analysis of Olney Hymn 15: Praise For The Fountain Opened by William Cowper.

There is a fountain fill'd with blood,
Drawn from Emmanuel's veins;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccc aXaX dcdc efef acac bgbg
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 10010101 101001 11010111 111101 01010101 110001 11111111 111101 11011101 1101010 110100101 010111 101111101 110101 01011011 110111 10010101 1111001 101101001 110001 11011101 010110 11011101 010111 11111100 1111001 01010101 110111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 28