This is an analysis of To Dr. Austin, Of Cecil Street, London by William Cowper.

Austin, accept a grateful verse from me,
The poet's treasure, no inglorious fee.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbbccddeeff
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1001010101 01010101001 11010101001 1010001111 1111010101 1000011111 11110101001 0111110101 1001011101 00010011101 1111010101 1101011101 1011111101 1101110011
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14