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

The long canoe
Toward the shadowy shore,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbABcdeecdfgfgXhhcXAbABaaaaAbBdDDeaeea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 38,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 0101001 11 11 0101 1001 101 1001 101 001001 1011 1101 0111 1101 11100 1101 1101 0101 0101 101001 11 11 0101 1001 1101 0111 11 0101 11 0101 1101 1101 1 1 11 110 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 310
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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