This is an analysis of A Prayer For A Mother's Birthday by Henry Van Dyke.

Lord Jesus, Thou hast known
A mother's love and tender care:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccc dcdc eXeX fafaXdada
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 110111 01011101 11111111 1011110111 010111 11010101 11110101 01001011101 110101 10111011 11011111 1101110101 0100101 11001101 01011110 0101111101 110101 110111 11111101 1101100101 110111 110111110 11111101 01011001110
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

life, her