This is an analysis of Song On Peace by William Cowper.

No longer I follow a sound;
No longer a dream I pursue;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef agag
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11011001 11001101 11001001 101001001 111101011 0010010011 111111001 111101011 01001011 01011001 101001001 1010011010 11001001 11001011 11011101 001011001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

and, thee, have

Anaphora

no