This is an analysis of the poem Krishna In The Cradle that begins with:

Yasoda lulling Hari to sleep,
Shaking the cradle, cuddling and fondling,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcbcbdXabcbdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 100101001 10010101100 100101 110010 1101101 11110 101111 0111001 01011010 10111001 1001010 01111100 0101001 1111001 010100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 422
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Krishna In The Cradle;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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