This is an analysis of Olney Hymn 62: Dependence by William Cowper.
To keep the lamp alive,
With oil we fill the bowl;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cXXX efef gcgc XfXf
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 010101 011101 11010111 111101 010101 010101 00111101 110101 010101 110001 11000111 111101 110001 010101 110110101 110001 010101 100101 01010101 111101 010011 110001 010111110 010111
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 24
Epiphora
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