This is an analysis of Hymn 74 by Isaac Watts.

The church the garden of Christ.
SS 4:12-15; 5:1.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbcc bbdd eeXX bbff aagg gghh ggiXXbbii
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 0101001 1111 11010101 10110101 01010111 10011100 11011111 10110101 110010101 01011101 01110111 11010001 10010111 01011101 11110101 01011101 11111101 110010101 11010111 01011011 10111110011 01110001 11000101 11011101 11100101 10110111 100010111 01011101 11111101 1101001100 10101011 11010011 10111111 01111111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 10
  • Lines: 34

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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