Analysis of Lullaby
James Whitcomb Riley 1849 (Greenfield) – 1916 (Indianapolis)
The maple strews the embers of its leaves
O'er the laggard swallows nestled 'neath the eaves;
And the moody cricket falters in his cry--Baby-bye!--
And the lid of night is falling o'er the sky--Baby-bye!--
The lid of night is falling o'er the sky!
The rose is lying pallid, and the cup
Of the frosted calla-lily folded up;
And the breezes through the garden sob and sigh--Baby-bye!--
O'er the sleeping blooms of summer where they lie--Baby-bye!--
O'er the sleeping blooms of summer where they lie!
Yet, Baby--O my Baby, for your sake
This heart of mine is ever wide awake,
And my love may never droop a drowsy eye--Baby-bye!--
Till your own are wet above me when I die--Baby-bye!--
Till your own are wet above me when I die.
Scheme | AABBB CCBBB DDBBB |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 0101010111 100101010101 00101010011101 001111101001101 01111101001 0111010001 10101010101 00101010101101 100101110111101 100101110111 1101110111 1111110101 01111010101101 11111011111101 11111011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 718 |
Words | 136 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 181 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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