This is an analysis of Psalm 72 Part 2 by Isaac Watts.

Christ's kingdom among the Gentiles.
Jesus shall reign where'er the sun…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a bbcc aadd eeee eeaX ffgg aadd XcddXffbb
  • Stanza lengths: 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 11001011 101110001 10010101 01010101 11111111 01010011 11001101 01010101 01110101 110100001 110010101 11010101 01111111 11110101 11010101 01110111 010010101 101101001 11010101 11010101 11010101 100110011 01010101 01010101 11010111 110101010 11011111 01010101 11011101 110010111 01010011 10010101 11010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 9
  • Lines: 33

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

there, the