Analysis of The Night Christ Was Born
Kenneth R. Jenkins 1961 (Augusta, GA)
Heavenly peace was upon the Earth,
Heaven shook; God's grace was put upon for Glory's worth,
Suddendly a star appeared in the mist thereof,
A Child, Savior of the World born of his love,
Trumpets blow loud to announce the arrival of the Holy King,
Angels were there to sing.
O, how wonderful the night so still,
But his love shall fulfill.
O, angels blow thy horn,
For that was the night Christ was born.
(C)1977, 2003 K.C.Colt
(First published by the Westside Weekly Newspaper Savannah, GA, Dec. 15, 1977 at age 16)
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEE X X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 100110101 101111101111 101010011 01101011111 1011101001010101 100111 111000111 111101 110111 11101111 11 110101110100101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 525 |
| Words | 97 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 134 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
Font size:
2 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Night Christ Was Born" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/46449/the-night-christ-was-born>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Kenneth R. Jenkins poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In