This is an analysis of Hymn 42 by Isaac Watts.

Divine wrath and mercy.
Nah. 1:1-3; Heb. 12:29.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X X abcb dddd dcdc efef gaXa ghgh didi
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 011110 11111 01110111 0001010 01010101 1101010 01010101 110101 11010111 110101 11011101 110001 11011111 111101 10010101 110101 01011101 1111001 10110101 111111 110101001 110101 11011101 110101 01001101 111101 11110101 0100101 11011101 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 9
  • Lines: 30

Repeated words/phrases

his