Analysis of Talitha Cumi”*



The crowd outside were wailing and crying,
for the daughter of Jairus lay dying
Then some people came saying she was dead
and poor Jairus felt such sorrow and dread.

“Don’t be afraid she’ll be healed, ” Jesus said
as to the house of Jairus He was led.
To all the people left mourning outside
“She is not dead but asleep, ” Jesus replied.

They just laughed at Him in their unbelief
displaying all their sorrow and their grief.
Touching her hand as she lay on the bed
“Talitha cumi, ” The Lord Jesus said.

And as they gazed upon the young girls face
a resurrection miracle took place.
The life giving Spirit quickened her soul
and she stood before them alive and whole.

Those present were astonished and amazed
for Jairus’s daughter from death had been raised.
But The Lord Jesus told them not to tell
how she had been saved from death and made well.


Scheme AABB BBCC DDBB EEFF GGHH
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 0111010010 101011110 1110110111 011111001 1101111101 110111111 1101011011 11111011001 11111011 0101110011 1001111101 100101101 0111010111 001010011 0110101001 0110110101 1100010001 111011111 1011011111 1111111011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 866
Words 157
Sentences 9
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 134
Words per stanza (avg) 31

About this poem

*“Talitha cumi, ” means “Little girl, get up!” Based on Matthew 5:21-43

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Submitted by royston on June 30, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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