This is an analysis of Hymn 16 by Isaac Watts.

Hosannah to Christ.
Mt. 21:9; Luke 19:38,40.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X X aaaa bcbc aXaX dede
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 10001 11111 10000101 010101 01010101 0100101 01010111 111001 01001111 011001 11110101 010101 10000101 010101 11010101 1100111 11111111 110001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 18