This is an analysis of Psalm 146 by Isaac Watts.

Praise to God for his goodness and truth.
Praise ye the Lord, my heart shall join…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X aabb ccdd ddee ffaa gghh bbhh iicc
  • Stanza lengths: 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 101101011 11011111 01110101 11010101 11110101 110111010 11010001 11011101 11111101 11110111 10111101 110111110 111100110 10011101 11011101 11110111 11110101 01110101 111011101 11010101 11010101 01110101 01010101 11010001 01010100 11011101 11010101 11110101 11010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 29

Repeated words/phrases

my, and, he

Anaphora

praise, and, he, the