Analysis of Krishna In The Cradle
Yasoda lulling Hari to sleep,
Shaking the cradle, cuddling and fondling,
Singing to Him a song.
My darling is sleepy
Why doesn't sleep come along?
Come sleep, come quickly
Kanha for you does long.
Sometimes He closes His eyes
Sometimes His lips are aflutter.
Thinking He has fallen asleep
Yasoda stops her singing.
Awake still, He's up suddenly
Enjoying Yasoda's song.
Such joy as Yasoda feels
Is unattainable to the gods.
| Scheme | ABCDCDCEFABDCGH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 1101011 10010100100 101101 110110 1101101 11110 11111 0111011 01111010 10111001 11010 01111100 01011 11111 10100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 416 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 15 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 337 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 71 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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