This is an analysis of Olney Hymn 50: The Christian by William Cowper.

Honor and happiness unite
To make the Christian's name a praise;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab bbbc dcdc bebe fgfgXabab
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 10110011 01010101 11011101 11010001 01010011 11010101 10000111 01110101 01010011 01010101 0100001001 01110011 010010101 11010101 01010101 0010001001 01010101 01010101 11111101 01000101 110100101 10011111 10010101 11110001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

his

Anaphora

his, the