This is an analysis of Psalm I: The Man Is Ever Blessed by Isaac Watts.

The man is ever bless'd
Who shuns the sinners' ways,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbc daXa eaea cdXd dada bXaX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 010101 110101 01110101 110101 110101 010101 01010001 110001 110111 010101 11010111 011101 1101001 111101 11111101 010101 101101 011101 11011111 010101 111101 010101 11011111 010101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

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