This is an analysis of On A Good Man (From The Greek) by William Cowper.

Traveller, regret not me; for thou shalt find
Just cause of sorrow none in my decease,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababccccadad
  • Stanza lengths: 12,
  • Metre: 10001111111 1101010101 1101010101 10111100101 11001011101 1111001101 1111010101 1001111101 11011100101 1111010101 0101000101 1101010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 12