Analysis of Song. Written At The Request Of Lady Austen
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
When all within is peace,
How nature seems to smile;
Delights that never cease,
The live-long day beguile.
From morn to dewy eve,
With open hand she showers
Fresh blessings to deceive,
And soothe the silent hours.
It is content of heart
Gives nature power to please;
The mind that feels no smart
Enlivens all it sees,
Can make a wintry sky
Seem bright as smiling May,
And evening's closing eye
As peep of early day.
The vast majestic globe,
So beauteously arrayed
In nature's various robe,
With wondrous skill displayed,
Is to a mourner's heart
A dreary wild at best;
It flutters to depart,
And longs to be at rest.
| Scheme | ABABCDCD EFEFGHGH IJIJEKEK |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110111 110111 011101 011101 111101 1101110 110101 0101010 111011 1101011 011111 010111 110101 111101 010101 111101 010101 1101 0101001 110101 11011 010111 110101 011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 603 |
| Words | 113 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 161 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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