This is an analysis of Hymn 118 by Isaac Watts.

Moses and Christ; or, Sins against the law and gospel.
John 1:17; Heb. 3:3,5,6; 10:28,29.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X X abab cdcd ecec efef egeg
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1011110101110 11111 011101 111111 01110101 010001 010101 110101 10010101 110101 100101 0101001 101010111 010101 011101 011101 01110011 1001001 110101 110101 11011101 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 22

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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