This is an analysis of Hymn 16 Part 2 by Isaac Watts.

The enjoyment of Christ; or, Delight in ordinances.
Lord, what a heav'n of saving grace…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a bbcc XXdd aaee ddff bagg hhee
  • Stanza lengths: 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 00100110101000 11010101 11010011 11110001 11111101 11111010100 11111101 11010111 11111011 11010101 110011101 11111101 01110101 11110101 00110011 11110101 100110011 11111101 11110101 11111101 01011101 11010111 11110101 10110111 01010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 25

Repeated words/phrases

of, i, and

Anaphora

when