This is an analysis of Hymn 82 by Isaac Watts.

God far above creatures.
Job 4:17-21.…

Read full poem

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a X bbcc ddaa ccee ffcX gghh
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 110110 111 10110111 01010101 11010100 11011111 01110101 01010101 11010100 11010111 11110111 101011101 11010011 11110101 01010101 11110011 10011101 10010100 010100111 111111001 11010111 01010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 22