1) The title of the poem is “A Teenager’s Prayer”.

2) The poet’s name is J. Morse.

3) The rhyme scheme is: abcb

4) Favourite Lines:

“Help, Lord, to just say “no”
When temptation comes my way.”

“That life is lived its very best
With you walking next to me”



5) Theme/Central Idea:
The central idea of the poem is a teenager’s desire to be able to take the right decisions that leads to success in life. The teenager requests the Lord to help guide him in his journey in life and stay with him as he has to take important decisions on a daily basis.

He simply wants to choose the right path that helps him keep his mind clean and avoid all temptations or roads that lead to distress. It is a beautiful poem that shows how a teenager wants to do the right thing and needs the Lord’s help to ensure he does not stray from his morals.

6) Figures of Speech: Apostrophe, Alliteration, Inversion, Metaphor.

7) Special features: This poem uses simple words along with the abcb rhyme scheme. There is use of metaphors to express the poet’s thoughts. This poem conveys a teenager’s inner feelings beautifully.

8) I like this poem as I can relate to its subject. It connects to my own hopes and desires to be successful in life and have my Lord alongside me all the way.