This is an analysis of The Believer's Danger, Safety, And Duty by John Newton.

Simon, beware! the Saviour said,
Satan, your subtle foe,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abaX cdcd ebeb ffff agag caca hihi
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 10010101 101101 01010101 110101 11011111 110101 11010001 111101 01010101 111101 01010101 010101 10100101 110011 11110111 011001 11010101 111101 10010101 110111 11110101 110101 11100101 010101 11010111 111101 11110101 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 28

Repeated words/phrases

we

Anaphora

this