This is an analysis of Written In A Quarrel by William Cowper.

Think, Delia, with what cruel haste
Our fleeting pleasures move,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac dede fafa XgXg hfhf
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11001101 110101 1100101 010101 01111101 111111 11011101 110101 10111111 111101 10111101 110111 11100111 1100111 11010111 110101 010100110 111101 11110101 110101 10010101 110111 01011001 110001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

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