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

My mother's an expert in one thing:
sending people she loves into the other world....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabcX Xbacda efaef dXX cXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,5,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110011 101011000101 01010101 11100110100111 1101110 1100101011 001110010010 11110101111 1001111101 0110010 10101101010 01011101 0101111101 11110011001 1110101101 110101010010010100 10101011 11011110101010100 11110111110100011 100101001001 011110 1101011100011 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for, they are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is 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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