This is an analysis of Hymn 28 by Isaac Watts.

The triumph of Christ over the enemies of his church.
Isa. 63:1-3, etc.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X X abab XXcX XadX ecac dddd aedX
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01001100100001 10111100 11011101 110001 0101001 010101 01000101 1101001 1010110101 1101010 1010101101 1011001 11110111 1001110 101111101 111101 11110101 110101 101011111 010101 01011101 101101 101010001 110111 111110111 1111100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 26

Repeated words/phrases

my

Anaphora

'tis, why, my