“Auburn”; a beautiful cemetery near Boston.
“Babes in the Wood”; an allusion to the old story of the children who were lost in the woods, and whom the robins covered with leaves to protect them.
“All-father”; God, the Father of all.
“Leaden”; gray and heavy, lead-colored.
“Arched”; curved.
“Deep-plunged woe”; a sorrow that plunged us deep in misery.
“Eyes that saw not.” His eyes were so filled with tears that he could not see “Mabel,” who is really his daughter Rose.
“My kiss was given to her sister.” He was thinking so deeply of his lost daughter, that it seemed almost as though he kissed the dead lips.
“Folded close.” The soft, downy snow made him think of a soft, warm covering for the form of his little one.
C. Form and Structure.