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

My harp is on the willow-tree,
Else would I sing, O love, to thee... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb aadeed ffbggb aahiih
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 11111101 010101 010111001 1110111 110001 11110101 11110111 111101 11011111 11010101 1110111 011001001 10111101 111101 10011111 01010111 010111 11010111 11110101 111111 11111111 01011101 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; my, and, to are repeated.

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  • summary of Jewish Lullaby;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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