This is an analysis of Object Of My First Desire by Augustus Montague Toplady.
Object of my first desire,-
Jesus, crucified for me;-…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: XaXabbcc cacaddee aaaaffcc
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
- Metre: 10011010 1010111 1010001 1000101 1011101 1011101 1011101 1011101 1001101 0110101 1011101 1110101 1110001 1001101 1110011 1110111 1111101 10010101 1111101 1001101 1111001 1010100 111111 100111001
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 24
Repeated words/phrases
thee, to
Anadiplosis
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