This is an analysis of Hymn 137 by Isaac Watts.

Salvation by grace in Christ.
2 Tim. 1:9,10.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a X bXbX cccX dede adadXaeae
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 0101101 111 100100101 01010101 11011101 11110101 11110110 10010101 11010011 11010101 10110110 01010101 11110101 01110101 10010111 11010101 01010101 11010101 11101101 010100101 10111101 11010001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 22

Anaphora

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