This is an analysis of the poem Lines On A Sleeping Child that begins with:

O child! who to this evil world art come,
Led by the unseen hand of Him who guards thee,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccccdedeefef gcgcghghdXdXijij
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1110010111 11001101111 1010010111 10010101011 0111010101 11111111010 11111100101 11101101110 1111101101 1101011101 0111111101 1101010101 1111111101 10011011101 11011011101 1101000101 1111011101 1111110101 1011111111 1111110101 1101101101 01001001101 11110100111 0111001101 1111011001 1111111101 1111011101 1101011101 1101101101 1001101101 1001010101 1001010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 710
  • Average number of words per stanza: 132
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; this, how, oft, to, welcome are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words welcome, how are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Lines On A Sleeping Child;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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