This is an analysis of Psalm Lvii by George Wither.

Lord, grant, oh grant me thy compassion ;
For I in thee my trust haue placed ;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabX bXbcdd ccccaa XXXXbb acaccX
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 111111010 11011111 011111100 01111101 01111111 0111111 011011011 1111010010 111111011 11010101 01011101 111101101 11011101 1101011 11111101 11110111 11011111 11111111 111111010 110111010 111111100 111010010 01110101 11010100 11110111 111101010 11100111 111011010 11111111 11110110
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 30

Repeated words/phrases

my, to, and

Anaphora

to, my