This is an analysis of Philadelphia by John Newton.

Thus saith the holy One, and true,
To his beloved faithful few;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd eeff gghh ccii jjXX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11010111 00010101 01111101 01110111 11111101 11110111 11111101 11111011 01111101 11010111 111001001 11001111 11110101 010100101 01111101 01101101 01011101 01011101 01000101 11110101 10010001 01110101 11110101 01010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

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