This is an analysis of To The Rev. Mr. Newton, Rector Of St. Mary Woolnoth by William Cowper.

Says the Pipe to the Snuff-box, 'I can't understand
What the ladies and gentlemen see in your face,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eceX fgfg dada hXhX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 101001111101 101011001011 11101011001 11111100001 111101001001 110010011110 111101101011 1111010011010 110111010110 111010100101 10101100110010 101111011001 11001001001 1100010011010 01001111001 101001001110 11101001001 11101100101 11011001101 001101001001 11001101011 11101110100 111001001101 1010111110101
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

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