This is an analysis of The Glowworm by William Cowper.
Beneath the hedge or near the stream,
A worm is known to stray,…
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
his