Analysis of On Receiving Hayley's Picture
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
In language warm as could be breathed or penned
Thy picture speaks the original my friend,
Not by those looks that indicate thy mind,
They only speak thee friend of all mankind;
Expression here more soothing still I see,
That friend of all, a partial friend to me.
| Scheme | AABBCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Sestain |
| Metre | 0101111111 11010010011 111111011 1101111111 0101110111 1111010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 267 |
| Words | 50 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 211 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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