Analysis of Be Kind to the Little Ones
Julia A Moore 1847 – 1920
Air -- "He Folds Them on His Bosom''
Be kind to all little ones,
All fathers, mothers dear,
Be kind to your little ones,
Their little hearts to cheer.
For oh! you know not how soon
Their place will vacant be;
If God should call one to his home,
Your conscience would be free.
Their little forms are tender,
They're at your mercy now;
They need your kind attention
To watch them every hour.
While they are little infants,
My friends, take time to spare:
Do not forget an instant,
To give them tender care.
God, he never did intend
You to misuse your child;
Their little souls to you he sends
To bless you for awhile.
And if you always will be kind
To them, sweet little ones,
Oh! what a blessing you will find
In after years to come.
You never, never will repent,
Dear friend, for being kind;
Those little ones to you were sent,
And always bear in mind,
That God may call your little ones
And leave you here behind;
Oh! what a happy thought will come --
I always have been kind.
Scheme | A BCBCXDXD EXXEXFXF XXXXGBGA HGHGBGAG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111110 1111101 110101 1111101 110111 1111111 111101 11111111 110111 1101110 111101 1111010 11110010 1111010 111111 1101110 111101 1110101 110111 11011111 111101 0111111 111101 11010111 010111 11010101 111101 11011101 01101 11111101 011101 11010111 11111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 954 |
Words | 190 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 150 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 08, 2023
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