This is an analysis of Satan Returning by John Newton.

When Jesus claims the sinner's heart,
Where Satan ruled before;…

Read full poem

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac dede dfdf fgfg fbfbXfdfd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 11010101 110101 01010101 110111 11110101 110001 11011101 110101 11010101 010101 11011111 110101 01010111 010101 10110101 010101 01110101 1110101 11110001 110101 01010111 110101 11011111 110101 11100101 100101 11110101 111111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 28

Repeated words/phrases

and

Anaphora

no