This is an analysis of On The Benefit Received By His Majesty From Sea-Bathing, In The Year 1789 by William Cowper.

O sovereign of an isle renowned
For undisputed sway…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 11001101 110101 010101101 010111 01011111 0100101 11110101 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8