This is an analysis of the poem The Weeping Babe that begins with:
She kneels by the cradle
Where Jesus doth lie; ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcb Xdcd Xece fXbaXcbfb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111010 11011 10101110 11111 010010 11001 1101110 11011 111010 01001 111110 01101 111010 11110 110111 11111 10101110 11011 1101010 11111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
- Average number of words per stanza: 18
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Weeping Babe;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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