This is an analysis of The Poet's New-Year's Gift. To Mrs. (Afterwards Lady) Throckmorton by William Cowper.
Maria! I have every good
For thee wished many a time,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab acac dede dfdf gaga
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 010111000 1111001 11100101 110101 01110011 1101110 110100111 0101010 11011101 1111010 01010101 0111010 11010101 110101 111101001 110101 11111101 111101 11000101 110101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 5
- Lines: 20
Repeated words/phrases
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