Analysis of By Heraclides
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
In Cnidus born, the consort I became
Of Euphron. Aretimias was my name.
His bed I shared, nor proved a barren bride,
But bore two children at a birth, and died.
One child I leave to solace and uphold
Euphron hereafter, when infirm and old
And one, for his remembrance' sake, I bear
To Pluto's realm, till he shall join me there.
| Scheme | AABBCCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 011001101 111111 1111110101 1111010101 1111110001 101010101 0111010111 1101111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 329 |
| Words | 64 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 253 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 62 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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