Analysis of On One Ignorant And Arrogant (Translated From Owen)
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
Thou mayst of double ignorance boast,
Who know'st not that thou nothing know'st.
| Scheme | AB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101001 1111111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 87 |
| Words | 15 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2 |
| Lines Amount | 2 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 64 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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