This is an analysis of Sunset And Sunrise (Translated From Owen) by William Cowper.

Contemplate, when the sun declines,
Thy death with deep reflection!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 10110101 1101010 11011101 0101010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4