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

Rock-a-by baby, woolly and brown…
(There's a shout at the door an' a big red light…)...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd eeXX ffbb ggbb hhii abba jdjd Xj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 101101011 10110110111 11101001 111111011 110001011 1010110101 101010111 111110101 101101001 11010101 11101101 1011011001 11111111 10101110001 1011100101 100111101 1010110101 101011001 001101101101 10110111001 11011101 10110001 0101110111 11110111 1101011001 1101011101 1111001011 0110111011 1011010110 1001011011 11110110110 101101001 1100001110110111101 01010100001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; cherries, an', her are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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