This is an analysis of Father Forgive Them by John Newton.
Father, forgive (the Saviour said)
They know not what they do:…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab acac dada dada efef gaga ahah
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 10010101 111111 01111111 111111 11110101 110101 11111001 110101 11011101 011101 11011111 111110 11101001 111101 11110110 010111 11110111 110111 11011101 110101 11011111 110101 01010101 111101 11110111 111111 11111001 110001
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 7
- Lines: 28
Repeated words/phrases
we
Anaphora
we, nor, but
