This is an analysis of Hymn 27 by Isaac Watts.

Assurance of heaven.
2 Tim. 4:68,18.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a X bcbc XdXd eded daea XaXaXdada
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 010010 111 11011101 111101 11110111 110101 01010111 010001 10111101 110101 11110111 011101 01011111 110111 11010101 011101 11111101 1010001 10011111 0100101 10010101 010101 10110101 111101 01010101 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 26