This is an analysis of Olney Hymn 6: Wisdom by William Cowper.
'Ere God had built the mountains,
Or raised the fruitful hills;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme:
- Stanza lengths:
- Metre:
- Closest metre:
- Guessed form:
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 32
Repeated words/phrases
and, us
Anaphora
and
