Analysis of The Trust
Katharine Tynan 1861 (Ireland) – 1931
To you, O Sœr Therèse of Lisieux,
Fresh as a morning rose in morning dew,
We give our men in keeping:
Watch them waking, watch them sleeping.
Lest our hearts should break, O keep trust and be true!
The old saints are beset with many prayers;
The knees of centuries have worn their stairs.
But you, O little nun,
Heaven's youngest, littlest one,
You are strong to lift our burdens and our cares.
Your childish hands have roses pink and pale
That climb the trellises of Heaven and trail.
Shake your roses down before them,
Your dear heart be sorry for them,
Keep them safe within the shadow of your veil.
You lift hands for France -- O lift them heaven-high,
For those who fight with France, who bleed and die.
Pluck the robe of Heaven, O Dear,
So the Heart of Heaven may hear,
That never yet was hardened to your cry!
Scheme | ABCCB AADDA EEFFE GGXXG |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 111111111 1101010101 11101010 11101110 110111111011 0111011101 0111001111 111101 10101001 1111110100101 1101110101 110111001 11101011 11111011 1110101111 11111111101 1111111101 10111011 10111011 1101110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 807 |
Words | 155 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 158 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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