Analysis of The Child’s Monitor
Ann Taylor 1782 (Islington) – 1866
THE wind blows down the largest tree,
And yet the wind I cannot see!
Playmates far off, who have been kind,
My thought can bring before my mind;
The past by it is present brought,
And yet I cannot see my thought;
The charming rose scents all the air,
Yet I can see no perfume there.
Blithe Robin's notes how sweet, how clear!
From his small bill they reach my ear,
And whilst upon the air they float,
I hear, yet cannot see a note.
When I would do what is forbid,
By something in my heart I'm chid;
When good, I think, then quick and pat,
That something says, 'My child, do that:'
When I too near the stream would go,
So pleased to see the waters flow,
That something says, without a sound,
'Take care, dear child, you may be drown'd: '
And for the poor whene'er I grieve,
That something says, 'A penny give.'
Thus something very near must be,
Although invisible to me;
Whate'er I do, it sees me still:
O then, good Spirit, guide my will.
Scheme | AABBCCDDXXEEXBFFGG HHXX AAII |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01110101 01011101 1111111 11110111 01111101 01110111 01011101 11111011 11011111 11111111 01010111 11110101 11111101 11001111 11111101 11011111 11110111 11110101 11010101 11111111 0101111 11010101 11010111 1010011 10111111 11110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 944 |
Words | 185 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 18, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 236 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 60 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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