This is an analysis of Hymn 15 by Isaac Watts.

Our own weakness, and Christ our strength.
2 Cor. 12:7,9,10.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X X aXbb Xacc ddee ffee ggee
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11101111 111 11111101 1010100110 11010101 10110101 11000100 111101111 11111111 10111111 11111111 11001101 11010001 10111101 10010101 11010101 110100111 11111100 11010111 10101001 10110101 11011101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 22

Repeated words/phrases

i, my