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

Beloved, may your sleep be sound
That have found it where you fed.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaab cdecde fghfgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011101 1110111 1010101 01010111 1010101 1110101 1010101 1011101 10101101 1111111 1011101 1111111 1011111 01100101 1010111 01001100 0010101 11000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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