This is an analysis of Hymn 47 by Isaac Watts.

Death of kindred improved.
Zech. 1:5.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a X bcbc aaaa baba dede
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 101001 11 11110111 110001 11000101 111101 01110101 110111 111001001 111101 11110101 110101 01110101 010001 11010101 111101 11011101 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 18

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

let