This is an analysis of Repose In God by William Cowper.

Blest! who, far from all mankind
This world's shadows left behind,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabb XXcc ddcc XXcc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1110111 0111101 10100101 10011101 1110100 1000101 10100101 10100101 1101101 1110101 1011101 1011101 11111010 1011101 1010101 1010101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16