This is an analysis of Hymn 130 by Isaac Watts.

Love and hatred.
Phil. 2:2; Eph. 4:30,etc.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a X abab Xbcb dedeXbcbc
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 1110 1111 11010011 01010101 10110101 11110101 10111110 10111101 11011101 01010101 01010101 10010111 11111101 11110101 10110111 11111101 11011101 10110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 18

Repeated words/phrases

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