This is an analysis of Psalm 16 Part 1 by Isaac Watts.
Confession of our poverty.
Preserve me, Lord, in time of need,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: X abab cdcd efef ghgh
- Stanza lengths: 1,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 01001100 01110101 11001111 11110101 11010101 11111101 11011111 11110111 11110011 11111111 11010011 11010011 11010111 11010101 01010011 11010101 11110101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 5
- Lines: 17
Repeated words/phrases
my
Anaphora
these
