This is an analysis of Hymn 4 Part 1 by Isaac Watts.
The nativity of Christ.
Luke 2:10ff…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: X X abab cdcd aaaa aeaX fgfg hXhX aaaaXhehe
- Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 0010001 11 100011111 111101 10010001 100101 100011101 110101 01110101 111111 101110101 110101 01010101 110101 101010101 110101 01010111 1101010 110011101 010101 11110101 110101 100011101 110101 10111101 1110010 11110111 111101 11111101 110101 10011101 111101 11011101 110101
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 10
- Lines: 34
Repeated words/phrases
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