Analysis of On The Astrologers (From The Greek)
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
The astrologers did all alike presage
My uncle's dying in extreme old age;
One only disagreed. But he was wise,
And spoke not till he heard the funeral cries.
| Scheme | ABCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 00100110110 1101000111 1100011111 01111101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 163 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 125 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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