Analysis of A Child’s Prayer
Silas Weir Mitchell 1829 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – 1914 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
HOLY MOTHER! Holy Mother!
In the dark I fear.
Light me with thy shining eyes,
Be thou ever near.
Holy Mother! Holy Mother!
Call thy little Son,
Bid Him bring me praying dreams
Ere the night be done.
Call the angels, call them early,
Bid them fly to thee,
One to call the little birds,
One to waken me.
| Scheme | Abxb Acxc ddxd |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 10101010 00111 1111101 11101 10101010 11101 1111101 10111 10101110 11111 1110101 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 309 |
| Words | 61 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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