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

Beware, my friend! of crystal brook,
Or fountain, lest that hideous hook,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb
  • Stanza lengths: 6,
  • Metre: 01110101 110111001 111101 10011101 11010111 1110001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 6