This is an analysis of On An Old Woman (From The Greek) by William Cowper.

Mycilla dyes her locks, 'tis said:
But 'tis a foul aspersion;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 10010111 1101010 11011111 1100010
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4