This is an analysis of Olney Hymn 7: Vanity Of The World by William Cowper.
God gives his mercies to be spent;
Your hoard will do your soul no good.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef fffX dgdgXffff
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 11010001 11011110 10010101 01110101 01010101 01111111 01001001 11111111 01110101 11010101 01000101 01010101 11010101 110101001 11011101 110111100 11010111 01000101 10010101 10010111 11010101 01100101 11111001 01010101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 24
Repeated words/phrases
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