This is an analysis of Hymn 143 by Isaac Watts.

Characters of the children of God. From several scriptures.
So new-born babes desire the breast,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbc adad ebeb ddda fgfg chcX ihih bdbd gggg fjXj
  • Stanza lengths: 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 100001001010010 111101001 011111 11010101 110101 01011101 110101 11011101 110111 11010111 110101 11011101 110001 11011101 111101 110100101 010100 11110001 011101 01010001 010101 11010001 110100 100101011 010110 1111110010 010101 110101010 111101 110111001 010101 01111101 110101 11111101 110101 11010011 011101 11110101 111101 1111101010 011001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 11
  • Lines: 41

Repeated words/phrases

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