Analysis of Monumental Inscription To William Northcot
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
Farewell! 'But not for ever,' Hope replies,
Trace but his steps and meet him in the skies!
There nothing shall renew our parting pain,
Thou shalt not wither nor I weep again.
| Scheme | AABC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111110101 1111011001 11010110101 1111011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 179 |
| Words | 35 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 135 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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