Analysis of Armenian Lullaby
Eugene Field 1850 (St. Louis) – 1895 (Chicago)
If thou wilt shut thy drowsy eyes,
My mulberry one, my golden sun!
The rose shall sing thee lullabies,
My pretty cosset lambkin!
And thou shalt swing in an almond-tree,
With a flood of moonbeams rocking thee--
A silver boat in a golden sea,
My velvet love, my nestling dove,
My own pomegranate blossom!
The stork shall guard thee passing well
All night, my sweet! my dimple-feet!
And bring thee myrrh and asphodel,
My gentle rain-of-springtime!
And for thy slumbrous play shall twine
The diamond stars with an emerald vine
To trail in the waves of ruby wine,
My myrtle bloom, my heart's perfume,
My little chirping sparrow!
And when the morn wakes up to see
My apple bright, my soul's delight!
The partridge shall come calling thee,
My jar of milk-and-honey!
Yes, thou shalt know what mystery lies
In the amethyst deep of the curtained skies,
If thou wilt fold thy onyx eyes,
You wakeful one, you naughty son,
You cooing little turtle!
Scheme | ABABCCCXX DXDXEEEXX CXCCAAABX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 11011101 0111110 110101 011101101 10111101 010100101 11011101 1101010 01111101 11111101 011101 110111 0111111 010111101 110011101 11011101 1101010 01011111 11011101 01011101 1111010 111111001 0010011011 11111101 1111101 1101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 962 |
Words | 166 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 9, 9 |
Lines Amount | 27 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 244 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 55 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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