This is an analysis of Psalm 20 by Isaac Watts.
Prayer and hope of victory.
For a day of prayer in time of war.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: Xa bcdc dddd dbbb efef abab ghgh aiai
- Stanza lengths: 2,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 1110100 101010101 110101011 01010101 01011101 110100011 01010101 10111101 10010101 10111101 11010111 01011110 01010101 01011101 00010011 10010101 11111101 11011101 11010111 110100111 11010101 01010101 110100011 01110101 11111101 11010101 11110101 11110111 10010101 11110101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 8
- Lines: 30
Repeated words/phrases
of, their
Anaphora
his, our, now
