This is an analysis of Olney Hymn 18: Lovest Thou Me? by William Cowper.
Hark my soul! it is the Lord;
'Tis Thy Saviour, hear His word;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aabb aacc ddbb eeff ggbXXccdd
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 1110001 1110101 1011101 1110111 1010111 1110111 11100111 1110001 1010101 1010111 1110100 1010101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1110111 1111101 1010101 1001110 1110111 1001101 1110111 1111101 1110111
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 24
Repeated words/phrases
thee, love
