Analysis of The Weeping Babe
Katharine Tynan 1861 (Ireland) – 1931
She kneels by the cradle
Where Jesus doth lie;
Singing, Lullaby, my Baby!
But why dost Thou cry?
The babes of the village
Smile sweetly in sleep;
And lullaby, my Baby,
That ever dost weep!
I've wrapped Thee in linen,
The gift of the Kings;
And wool, soft and fleecy,
The kind Shepherd brings.
Now smile, little Jesus,
Whom naught can defile;
All gifts will I give Thee
An thou wilt but smile.
But it's lullaby, my Baby!
And mournful am I,
Thou cherished little Jesus,
That still Thou wilt cry.
Scheme | ABCB XDCD XECE FACX CBFB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 111010 11011 1010110 11111 011010 11001 010110 11011 111010 01101 011010 01101 111010 1111 111111 11111 1110110 01011 1101010 11111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 501 |
Words | 93 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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