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

Hush, little one, and fold your hands;
The sun hath set, the moon is high;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacXc adacdc ebecbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 01110101 01010001 110010101 110010101 11011101 11011011 11000101 11110101 01110101 11011101 11011101 11011111 01010101 11011101 11111101 11111101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; little is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, float are repeated.

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

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