Analysis of Cheek of Child
Susan Mayer Brumel 1955 (Newark, NJ)
“Cheek of Child”
War cuts deep into cheek of child
Winged young warrior, flesh of peace
A heinous death unreconciled
An angel slain as Satan smiled
The irony will never cease
War cuts deep into cheek of child
Uplifted to the heavens wild,
On downy wings of sacred geese
A heinous death unreconciled
The sacrifice, stilly reviled,
on captive tongues with no release
War cuts deep into cheek of child
By savages, virtues defiled
What hope for evil to decease?
A heinous death unreconciled
Bids righteous spirits, once exiled,
to wrap the child in shepherd’s fleece
—an offering for earthly peace
War cuts deep into cheek of child
A heinous death unreconciled
| Scheme | a AbA abA abA abA abA abbAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 11101111 11100111 0101010 11011101 01001101 11101111 10010101 11011101 0101010 010101 11011101 11101111 1100101 11110101 0101010 1101011 11010101 11001101 11101111 0101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 672 |
| Words | 123 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
About this poem
Frustrated by the suffering of all, especially the children, the most vulnerable victims of war. I search for hope and light, but when I think of all the suffering and dying children in the world, I feel so angry and discouraged.
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Written on February 16, 2022
Submitted by susan.brumel on November 20, 2023
Modified by susan.brumel on November 21, 2023
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