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12. Mai 2014 · "Child Of The Wind" (one of my favourite Bruce Cockburn songs) was first recorded on his 1991 album, Nothing But A Burning Light. This version is a live rec...
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28. Mai 2015 · Track 12 off of Bruce Cockburn's 1991 release 'Nothing But A Burning Light'. Similar to Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, and Leonard Cohen. For more information, v...
2. Mai 2012 · Bruce Cockburn - Child of the Wind
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Child of the Wind Lyrics: I love the pounding of hooves / I love engines that roar / I love the wild music of waves on the shore / And the spiral perfection of a hawk when it soars / I love...
- Summary
- Structure and Form
- Literary Devices
- Detailed Analysis
- Similar Poetry
‘The Wind’ by Robert Louis Stevenson is a thoughtful children’s poem about the wind. In the poem’s first stanza, the speakerdescribes how he saw the wind tossing kites in the sky and blowing birds around. Despite being unable to physically see the wind, the speaker keeps tabs on it. He could feel it “push” and hear it “call.” In the final stanza, t...
‘The Wind’ by Robert Louis Stevenson is a three-stanza poem that is divided into sets of six lines, known as sestets. The stanzas follow a rhyme scheme of AABBCC, changing end sounds throughout the following lines. But, the last two lines of each stanza are the same. This is known as a refrain. They read: Additionally, it’s important to note the fa...
Throughout this poem, the poet makes use of several literary devices. These include but are not limited to: 1. Enjambment: can be seen when the poet cuts off a line before its natural stopping point. For example, the transitionbetween lines one and two of the first stanza. The majority of the lines in this poem are end-stopped. 2. Caesura: can be s...
Stanza One
In the first stanza of the poem, it becomes clear quite quickly that the speaker is talking to the wind. This is known as an apostrophe. The speaker is talking to someone or something that is incapable of responding or even hearing their words. The poet also immediately uses personification to describe the wind in human-like terms. The speaker notes how the wind moves things, like kites and birds, around the sky. By using imagery, the poet also depicts the sound of the wind blowing across the...
Stanza Two
In the second stanza, the speaker continues to address the wind. Despite, perhaps, the wind’s attempts to hide, the speaker is paying close attention. He has seen all the different things the wind has done. This is despite the fact that the wind is always invisible. (The speaker sees the results of the wind’s movements rather than the wind itself.) The second stanza contains a great example of caesura: “I felt you push, I heard you call.” There is a pause created through a natural stopping po...
Stanza Three
In the final stanza, the speaker addresses the wind one last time. He asks the element questions, as a child would. The speaker wonders if the wind is young or old, a “beast of field and tree” or “just a stronger child than me.” It is in these lines that the speaker’s identity, as a child, is revealed. It makes the inquisitive statements in the previous stanzas easier to understand.
Readers who enjoyed this poem should also consider reading some other Robert Louis Stevenson poems. For example: 1. ‘Autumn Fires’ – a straightforward, celebratory poem that compares autumn colors to a raging wildfire. 2. ‘My Shadow’ – told from the perspectiveof a child who is trying to understand what purpose his shadow serves. 3. ‘Rain’ – a simp...
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12. Apr. 2018 · Child Of The Wind Chords. by Bruce Cockburn. 1,381 views, added to favorites 69 times. Author swilkinson 467. Last edit on Apr 12, 2018. Download Pdf. Chords. Csus2. Am. A4. G. Fmaj7. F2/A....
Lyrics: I love the pounding of hooves. I love engines that roar. I love the wild music of waves on the shore. And the spiral perfection of a hawk when it soars. Love my sweet woman down to the core. There's roads and there's roads.
