This is an analysis of Hymn 57 by Isaac Watts.

Original sin.
Rom. 5:12, etc.; Psa. 51:5; Job 14:4.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a X bcbc dcdc efef dgdg eheh aiXi jaja XeXe
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01001 1111001111 10010111 110100 10110111 011101 01100111 110111 11010111 110010 01011101 011111 01110101 010011 11011001 010101 110000101 101111 111000101 010100 11111101 010101 110100101 110101 11010101 0101001 11011101 111101 11110101 010111 01010101 010001 100011010 110111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 10
  • Lines: 34

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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