This is an analysis of Psalm 115 by Isaac Watts.
The true God our refuge; or, Idolatry reproved.
Not to ourselves, who are but dust,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: X abab cXcX dede fgfg gggg hihi jaja ehXh
- Stanza lengths: 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 01111010100100 10011111 10010101 01011101 11010111 11011101 11010101 01110111 11000111110 01110101 01010101 11010001 11111111 10110101 11010111 11010101 01011101 01111111 11111111 01110101 11110001 11010101 11011101 10110111 10011111 11010111 11110111 01111101 11010101 01111111 11010101 11110111 110111001
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 9
- Lines: 33
Repeated words/phrases
their, thy, and
Anaphora
not
