This is an analysis of Psalm 22 by Isaac Watts.

Christ's sufferings and exaltation.
Now let our mournful songs record…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X aaaa bbcc aaXX ddee ffaa ggdd
  • Stanza lengths: 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 110011000 11110101 01010011 11010111 11010001 01101101 11111101 11010001 11110101 100010101 11010101 0101111 111101110 10010101 11111101 110100010 111110110 11010101 11011101 11010101 11010111 11010101 10011111 01010100 11010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 25

Repeated words/phrases

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