This is an analysis of Stanzas Subjoined To The Yearly Bill Of Mortality Of The Parish Of All-Saints, Northampton. Anno Domini 1793 by William Cowper.
He lives who lives to God alone,
And all are dead beside;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab Xcdc ebeb fgfg hbhb iiiX caca dcXc bjbjXicic
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 11110101 111101 11011101 111001 01010010 011111 01011101 010011 11010101 010101 01011111 110101 11000101 110101 11111101 110101 11011101 110101 11110111 110101 11010101 110101 11000101 0100010 11010101 110101 100010001 110101 01010101 111101 010101100 011101 11011111 110101 11010001 010101 110000101 110101 101000101 110101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 10
- Lines: 40
Repeated words/phrases
to, his
