Sunday, February 17, 2008

The Lamb

Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?
Gave thee life, and bid thee feed,
By the stream and o'er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight,
Softest clothing, woolly, bright;
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the vales rejoice?
Little Lamb, who made thee?
Dost thou know who made thee?

Little Lamb, I'll tell thee,
Little Lamb, I'll tell thee.
He is called by thy name,
For He calls Himself a Lamb.
He is meek, and He is mild;
He became a little child.
I a child, and thou a lamb,
We are called by His name.
Little Lamb, God bless thee!
Little Lamb, God bless thee!



Title : I think it is about a lamb
Paraphrase : This poem talks about a guy telling a lamb who created it.
Connotation : there is rhyming; simile; personification.
Attitude: Author is sincere and objective
Shifts: There is one shift starting in the tenth stenza.
Theme: It tells us that we are the children of God, and He also called himself a lamb, and came down to us in the look of human.

1 comment:

Mrs. Emery said...

Be specific with the simile and personification analysis (don't just say they are in the poem, say "where" they are in the poem). State what the shift is, too. If there is a shift, it goes from ___[this]___ to ___[this]___.