This is an analysis of The Glowworm by William Cowper.

Beneath the hedge or near the stream,
A worm is known to stray,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef eded ecec gggg ahah
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01011101 010101 11110101 110111 01101101 010101 11110001 110001 10010101 110101 11010001 010001 01010101 110101 010100111 010111 11011101 111101 010100111 111001 100110101 010011 110010111 111101 11110101 1100101 11010101 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 28

Repeated words/phrases

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