This is an analysis of Hymn Xxii: Behold The Saviour Of Mankind by Charles Wesley.

Behold the Saviour of mankind
Nailed to the shameful tree!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cacX adad eeee
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01010011 100101 11011101 011111 11111101 111101 01010101 010101 11010101 101111 11110101 110111 111111001 101101 11011101 110111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16

Repeated words/phrases

he

Anaphora

the