This is an analysis of Hymn 123 by Isaac Watts.
The repenting prodigal.
Luke 15:13,etc.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: X X abab cccc dXdX efef gaga Xhah ahaX
- Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 0010100 11 01011111 110001 11010101 010111 10101010011 1010101 11011101 110101 101100101 110101 10111101 11011100 11110001 010101 01010101 110101 11110101 011101 01010101 110111 1010101110 010101 101010111 010101 101010101 111101 11111101 1111010
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 9
- Lines: 30
Repeated words/phrases
and, his
Anaphora
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