This is an analysis of Psalm 78 Part 3 by Isaac Watts.

The punishment of luxury and intemperance.
When Isr'el sins, the Lord reproves…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X Xaba acac deXe aeaX Xaea dada abab fafa
  • Stanza lengths: 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 0100010011000 110101100 111101 11010111 110101 11000101 110101 11011101 010101 010101010 110111 01011111 111101 11010101 1000111 11010101 11110100 111101110 010101 11011111 110101 110111010 110111 010101010 110101 11010101 110101 10011111 110111 11011101 110101 01010101 010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 9
  • Lines: 33

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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