This is an analysis of Olney Hymn 19: Contentment by William Cowper.
Fierce passions discompose the mind,
As tempests vex the sea,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cccc dede afaf afaX dcdc bbbX XdXd
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 11010001 110101 11101111 111101 01110111 110100 11100101 1101001 11011111 010101 01001011 111111 11010111 111101 11110101 010101 110100101 011101 11111101 111110 11011101 111111 11110101 110101 11111101 010011 11111111 011110 11111101 011001 10110101 110010
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 8
- Lines: 32
Repeated words/phrases
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