This is an analysis of The Light And Glory Of The Word by William Cowper.
The Spirit breathes upon the word,
And brings the truth to sight;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd ebeb dfdf ghgh
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 01010101 110101 11110001 01001 01010101 010101 010101001 011101 01110101 010111 01010101 111101 11010101 110101 11010101 0101001 11100001 010111 11010111 010101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 5
- Lines: 20
Anaphora
a, it, the
