Analysis of Child
Carl Sandburg 1878 (Galesburg) – 1967 (Flat Rock)
The young child, Christ, is straight and wise
And asks questions of the old men, questions
Found under running water for all children
And found under shadows thrown on still waters
By tall trees looking downward, old and gnarled.
Found to the eyes of children alone, untold,
Singing a low song in the loneliness.
And the young child, Christ, goes on asking
And the old men answer nothing and only know love
For the young child. Christ, straight and wise.
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIA |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 01111101 0110101110 11010101110 0110111110 1111010101 11011100101 1001100100 001111110 0011101001011 10111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 461 |
Words | 82 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 362 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 80 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 21, 2023
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