Analysis of The Birds' Lullaby
Emily Pauline Johnson 1861 – 1913
Sing to us, cedars; the twilight is creeping
With shadowy garments, the wilderness through;
All day we have carolled, and now would be sleeping,
So echo the anthems we warbled to you;
While we swing, swing,
And your branches sing,
And we drowse to your dreamy whispering.
Sing to us, cedars; the night-wind is sighing,
Is wooing, is pleading, to hear you reply;
And here in your arms we are restfully lying,
And longing to dream to your soft lullaby;
While we swing, swing,
And your branches sing,
And we drowse to your dreamy whispering.
Sing to us, cedars; your voice is so lowly,
Your breathing so fragrant, your branches so strong;
Our little nest-cradles are swaying so slowly,
While zephyrs are breathing their slumberous song.
And we swing, swing,
While your branches sing,
And we drowse to your dreamy whispering.
Scheme | ababAAA acacAAA dedeaaA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111001110 11001001001 11111011110 11001011011 1111 01101 0111110100 11110011110 11011011101 0101111110 0101111110 1111 01101 0111110100 11110111110 11011011011 1010110110110 110110111 0111 11101 0111110100 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 815 |
Words | 146 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 215 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 47 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 27, 2023
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