Analysis of The Orphan's Friend
Julia A Moore 1847 – 1920
Come all kind, good people,
With sympathizing hearts,
Come listen to a few kind words
A friend to you imparts.
Be kind to an orphan child,
And always be its friend,
You will be happy in this world,
And will be to the end.
Be kind to the motherless,
Little motherless ones,
For God will forever bless
You in this world to come.
No kind and loving mother
To soothe their little brow,
Be kind to them always, friends,
They have no mother now.
Be kind to the fatherless,
Wherever you may find
One little one that is friendless,
I pray you all be kind.
For it has no loving father,
To speak with mild reproof,
Or guide its youthful footsteps
In honesty and truth.
Be kind to the little orphans,
They have no parents dear;
Be kind to the little orphans,
Speak to them words of cheer,
Then they will always love you
For kind and gentle words,
Then God will ever bless you,
For He says so in His word.
Scheme | xabaxcxc xdxxefxf xgagexxx DhDhibix |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111110 11001 11010111 011101 1111101 01111 11110011 011101 1110100 101001 1110101 101111 1101010 111101 111111 111101 1110100 010111 1101111 111111 11111010 11111 111101 010001 11101010 111101 11101010 111111 111111 110101 1111011 1111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 870 |
Words | 174 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 174 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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