This is an analysis of the poem Cornish Lullaby that begins with:

Out on the mountain over the town,
All night long, all night long,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBabaaaCX dBdbdddCX cBcbcccXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101001 111111 011110111 101111001 100010111 11100100101 001011001 1011011 1111100 10010101 111111 11010101 1011101 100100101 1100100111 1100100111 1011011 1111100 100101101 111111 10011101 1011110101 1010011111 1010010111 10100100101 101011011 1011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 340
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; gold, merrily, ever, his, and, to are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word dearie at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Cornish Lullaby;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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