This is an analysis of Hymn 30 by Isaac Watts.

Prayer for deliverance answered.
Isa. 26:12,20,21.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a X XbXb cded aaaa ceee ebfb feXe
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11010010 101 01111101 11010011 110100011 10010011 11110111 10110101 11010101 01010101 11010101 01010011 11111101 11010011 10010101 01010111 01010001 11010001 11001101 10010011 10110101 11100101 11110101 11010101 11010111 10011101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 26

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Anaphora

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