Amirudin Latif, an English teacher from Lampung, Indonesia, analyzes a rhyme verse form poem entitled All Things Bright and Beautiful. He says that the poem is very suitable for students in Junior High School levels because the language is simple and it contains moral message introducing the students to their God who has made all things well. His analysis is presented as in the following.
All Things Bright and Beautiful
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings.
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings.
The purple-headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset, and the morning,
That brightens up the sky;
The river running by,
The sunset, and the morning,
That brightens up the sky;
The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one.
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one.
He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell,
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.
And lips that we might tell,
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.
by Cecil Frances Alexander
The Title | All things bright and beautiful by Cecil Frances Alexander |
Type of poem | Rhymed verse forms |
Paraphrase | This poem tells about how great God Almighty is. The God who has given us eyes to see and lips to tell, the God who control the season, the God who controls the sun, and the God who creates and makes everything. |
Poetic devices | 1. Rhyme : ab ab 2. Rhythm: Line 1 : iambic tetrameter Line 2 : trochaic tetrameter Line 3 : iambic trimeter Line 4 : iambic trimeter Line 5 : trochaic tetrameter Line 6 : iambic trimeter Line 7 : iambic trimeter Line 8 : iambic trimter Line 9 : trochaic trimeter Line 10 : iambic trimeter Line 11 : iambic trimeter Line 12 : iambic trimeter Line 13 : iambic trimeter Line 14 : iambic trimeter Line 15 : iambic trimeter Line 16 : iambic trimeter Line 17 : iambic trimeter Line 18 : iambic trimeter Line 19 : iambic trimeter Line 20 : iambic trimeter 3. Alliteration : None 4. Onomatopoeia : None 5. Repetition : The word “all” in stanza one 6. Comparison : - metaphor = the phrase “glowing colors” - personification = the phrase “the river - running by” “each little bird that sings” |
Style | 1. Syntax a. The use of simple past tense - “the Lord God Made them all” - “he made their glowing colors” - “he made their tiny wings” - “he made them everyone” - “he gave us eyes to see them” - the use of present tense - “that brightens up the sky” b. The use of present perfect tense - “who has made them all things well” 2. Diction The use of some special dictions namely well conditions that God has made: bright, beautiful, wise, and wonderful. |
Kind of stanza | Quatrain because each stanza consists of four lines. |
Poetic diction | 1. Denotation: great- big 2. Connotation: sings- produces voice 3. Allusion: “their glowing colors” “their tiny wings” 4. Parody: none 5. Ambiguity: none 6. Pun: none 7. Paradox: none 8. Irony: none |
Content | 1. Theme: God Almighty 2. Tone: admiring 3. Message: we should worship to God who has created us, who has given us eyes to see, who has given us ears to hear, who has created everything for us, and who has made all things well. |
Comment | This poem is very suitable for students in junior high school levels because the language is simple and it contains moral message which introduces the students to their God who has made all things well. |
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