This is an analysis of the poem Cradle Hymn that begins with:
Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber;
Holy angels guard thy bed;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab XbXb bcbc dcdc ecec fbfb abab egeg gagX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111110 1010111 100100110 1010111 11111110 1111101 10111110 1111101 11101010 1010110 10101010 1010111 11100110 1111101 10111010 1010111 10101011 1010001 11111111 0010101 10101010 1010111 11101010 1110101 11100010 1010101 11101110 1110111 11101111 1111111 11101011 1011101 11111010 10111010 10101010 1010101
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 36
- 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; thy, and, him are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word all is repeated.
The author used the same word see at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Cradle Hymn;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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