This is an analysis of How Graces Are To Be Obtained by John Bunyan.

The next word that I would unto thee say,
Is how thou mayst attain without delay,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb aa cc dd bX ee ff dd gg bb aX
  • Stanza lengths: 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Metre: 0111111011 0111010101 111011100 1101110101 1101110001 1111011101 1111110101 1111100101 1100010001 1101011111 1001111011 1101011101 1001011101 1111111101 011100011 0100010101 1101000101 011101111 1111111011 11000111001 0101011100 1111011101 1111111011 1100110100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Stanzas: 12
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

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