This is an analysis of Olney Hymn 8: O Lord, I Will Praise Thee by William Cowper.

I will praise Thee every day
Now Thine anger's turn'd away;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabX ccdd eeff ggbbXccaa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 10111001 1110101 1000101 0010101 1001101 1010101 1010101 1111111 1000111 1010111 1010101 1111101 11101001 1000101 1011101 1001101 1010101 1010101 1011001 1010101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20

Repeated words/phrases

my, his