This is an analysis of Hymn Xxx: Where Shall My Wondering Soul Begin? by Charles Wesley.
Where shall my wondering soul begin?
How shall I all to heaven aspire?…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abaXcc dedeaa fafagg hbhbii dcdcff IaiaiIXeeeeaa
- Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,13,
- Metre: 111100101 111101001 01010111 011001010 11110101 111110001 11110101 10110111 11010111 11010101 111111010 100100010 11111101 110010101 10000101 11010101 010100001 11000111 11010101 11110101 11110101 01110111 10010101 10010101 11010111 10110011 110100111 10010101 11010101 11010111 11110101 10011101 01011111 01011110 11110111 11110101 11010101 01000101 101100101 11010101 011111010 100111010
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 7
- Lines: 42
Repeated words/phrases
should, of, you, for
Anaphora
a, jesus, his
