Analysis Of The Holy Well

Just as Adam and Eve sinned and ate an apple from the Garden of Eden, Jesus told us that he would sacrifice his life for us someday, and it would be his gift to us. Even though our sin seems as a barrier to our lives, we know that through God’s sacrifice, we can be transcended and made new. In the anonymous folk ballad, ‘’The Holy Well”, the poet uses thirteen quatrains with an ABCB rhyme scheme and does not follow a specific underlying rhyme pattern, as it is sporadic. When our lives are filled with compassion, we present the knowledge and understanding of God’s love on earth through what we do, what we say and how we act.

In the folk ballad, “The Holy Well”, the poet uses thirteen quatrains and establishes a ABCB rhyme scheme, with a

For example, the story begins with Jesus asking his mother if he can go down to yonder town to play. Then, Jesus tells his readers that there are too many sinful souls crying out for help and he will not send them all to hell. This folk ballad does not seem to lack descriptive details. In the first quatrain, the poet writes, As it fell out one May morning, And upon one bright holiday, Sweet Jesus asked of his mother dear, If he might go to play

The poet seems to establish the fact that this story took place on a May morning, and on one bright holiday for such an emphasis on a holiday or particular time of year. Although this poem does not lack plenty of description, it does tend to lack elements of characterization. For example, in the sixth quatrain, the poet writes,

Sweet Jesus Turned him around,

And he neither laughed nor smil’d,

But the tears came trickling from his eyes

Like water from the skies

For whom did Jesus turn around? The little children that were unruly? Also, why was Jesus crying? Was Jesus feeling that emotions of the children and crying? Or crying for all the sins that have been