On A Mistake In His Translation Of Homer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABAA CDCD

Cowper had sinned with some excuseA
If bound in rhyming tethersB
He had committed this abuseA
Of changing ewes for wethersA
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But male for female is a tropeC
Or rather bold misnomerD
That would have startled even PopeC
When he translated HomerD

William Cowper



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