Some keep the Sabbath
going to Church
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Meaning/Theme:
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The freedom of religion
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Nature is sacred
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True faith is found within oneself
Paraphrase
Some go to church on Sundays
I stay at home
With a bird for a choir
And a yard for a place of worship
Some wear formal clothes
I just wear my wings
Instead of ringing the bell for church
Our bell ringer sings
Priest preach God's message
And the sermon is never long
All along I am going to heaven
Structure
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ABCB rhyme scheme
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Metaphor: Between her faith and other's faith, faith at
home (direct) and faith at church (indirect)
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Imagery:
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Auditory, "With a bobolink for a chorister," and "Our little
sexton-sings"
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Visual, "And an orchard, for a dome"
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Tone: Faithful, she is not worried about going to heaven.
Rhyme & Syntax
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There are no examples of slant rhyme
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No examples of inverted syntax
Tell all the Truth but tell it slant
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Meaning/theme:
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The truth has power
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Giving the truth, is like looking at light, if you
directly face it, it can be blinding.
Paraphrase
Tell the truth, but not directly
Success lies on a roundabout way
Too blunt for our preference
The Truth's excellent surprise
As lightning to children eased
With kind explanation
Truth should be revealed slowly
Or it will shock anyone
Structure
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ABCB rhyme scheme
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Metaphor: Compares truth to light (powerful, can be
bright, can also be terrifying).
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Simile: "As lightning to the children eased," compares
how the truth can be told easily when it is explained.
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Alliteration: Superb surprise
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Tone: Thoughtful, reflective
Rhyme & Syntax
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Inverted syntax:
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"Success in Circuit lies" Success lies in a Circuit
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"With explanation kind" With kind explanation
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No examples of slant rhyme