Analysis of Jewish Lullaby
Eugene Field 1850 (St. Louis) – 1895 (Chicago)
My harp is on the willow-tree,
Else would I sing, O love, to thee
A song of long-ago--
Perchance the song that Miriam sung
Ere yet Judea's heart was wrung
By centuries of woe.
I ate my crust in tears to-day,
As scourged I went upon my way--
And yet my darling smiled;
Ay, beating at my breast, he laughed--
My anguish curdled not the draught--
'T was sweet with love, my child!
The shadow of the centuries lies
Deep in thy dark and mournful eyes--
But, hush! and close them now;
And in the dreams that thou shalt dream
The light of other days shall seem
To glorify thy brow!
Our harp is on the willow-tree--
I have no song to sing to thee,
As shadows round us roll;
But, hush and sleep, and thou shalt hear
Jehovah's voice that speaks to cheer
Judea's fainting soul!
Scheme | AABCCB DDEFFE GGHIIH AAJXXJ |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011 11111111 011101 010111001 111111 110011 11110111 11110111 011101 11011111 1101101 1111111 01101001 10110101 110111 00011111 01110111 11011 10111011 11111111 11111 11010111 01011111 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 775 |
Words | 149 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 145 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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