Literal Meaning This poem is about a child born on Saturday. Philosophical Meaning The poem discusses how the some people are born to a hard life in poverty. Rhyme Scheme ABAB structure Matches rhyming in Monday's Child Cullen often wrote rhyming poems
Theme The fate of the life to which you were born Tone Depressed and sorrowful
Poetic Devices Assonance Consonance Alliteration Metaphor Simile Personification Aside