This is an analysis of The Ruler's Daughter Raised by John Newton.

Could the creatures help or ease us
Seldom should we think of prayer;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd ededfgfg cccchghg ifififif ejejggggXececefef
  • Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,8,17,
  • Metre: 10101111 1011101 10101010 1010101 11101111 1110111 11101011 1110111 10101010 1011111 10101110 1010101 11110010 1011001 11111010 1011101 10011111 1111101 10101011 1110011 10111010 1010111 11111010 1110101 10001010 1011101 01101010 1110101 11101010 1111101 11011110 111101 11111010 1010011 10101010 1110101 11101110 1110101 11101010 1111001 11101010 1010101 10100010 1010101 10101010 1010101 11001010 1111101
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 48

Repeated words/phrases

we, him, he, his