This is an analysis of Olney Hymn 66: I Will Praise The Lord At All Times by William Cowper.

Winter has a joy for me,
While the Saviour's charms I read,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd dede afaf gdgd fhfh
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1010111 1010111 1010101 0010101 01011101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1010001 1011111 0010101 1110101 1000101 1010101 1100101 1010101 1011101 1010101 1010001 1000101 1010001 1110001 1010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

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