This is an analysis of Stanzas Subjoined To The Yearly Bill Of Mortality Of The Parish Of All-Saints, Northampton. Anno Domini 1792 by William Cowper.
Thankless for favours from on high,
Man thinks he fades too soon;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab bXbc bdbd cece fgfg cdcd hihi XaXaXhdhd
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 10110011 111111 11010001 110101 11110101 010110 11011101 010011 01000101 010111 101100101 110001 11000101 1000001 11110111 1111001 110101010 111101 010101110 110101 01010101 010101 01010011 110101 11000101 110101 11011101 000101 11011101 110101 11010110 110101 11011101 011101 11011111 110101
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 9
- Lines: 36
Anaphora
to, her
Anadiplosis
pay
