This is an analysis of The Lord Is My Portion by John Newton.
From pole to pole let others roam,
And search in vain for bliss;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abaX cdcd efef gggg bcbc hghg
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 01011101 110111 11010111 011100 101101001 111111 01011101 110101 01010111 010111 11111101 010111 01010011 010011 11001101 111101 11111111 011101 11110001 110111 11010111 111111 11111101 111111
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 24
Repeated words/phrases
and, his, my
Anaphora
his
