Analysis of On The Benefit Received By His Majesty From Sea-Bathing, In The Year 1789
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
O sovereign of an isle renowned
For undisputed sway
Wherever o'er yon gulf profound
Her navies wing their way;
With juster claims she builds at length
Her empire on the sea,
And well may boast the waves her strength
Which strength restored to thee.
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
| Metre | 11011101 10101 010101101 010111 11011111 0100101 01110101 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 250 |
| Words | 46 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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