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
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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Eugene Field

Eugene Field, Sr. was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. more…

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