This is an analysis of Psalm 31 Part 1 by Isaac Watts.

v.5,13-19,22,23
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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXa abab Xcdc dbdb efXf g dhgh heXgXeded
  • Stanza lengths: 3,4,4,4,4,1,4,9,
  • Metre: 11 11 010001 10111101 110101 11011101 111001 01001111 010101 110111010 010111 1011011011 1011101 11010111 010111 1111011 011101 11111101 1001001 1 10111101 1010111 11110111 111111 11010101 110011 01111100 111100 11011101 110101 11010101 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 9
  • Lines: 32

Repeated words/phrases

my, i, thy, his

Anaphora

i