Analysis of Old English Lullaby
Eugene Field 1850 (St. Louis) – 1895 (Chicago)
Hush, bonnie, dinna greit;
Moder will rocke her sweete,-
Balow, my boy!
When that his toile ben done,
Daddie will come anone,-
Hush thee, my lyttel one;
Balow, my boy!
Gin thou dost sleepe, perchaunce
Fayries will come to daunce,-
Balow, my boy!
Oft hath thy moder seene
Moonlight and mirkland queene
Daunce on thy slumbering een,-
Balow, my boy!
Then droned a bomblebee
Saftly this songe to thee:
'Balow, my boy!'
And a wee heather bell,
Pluckt from a fayry dell,
Chimed thee this rune hersell:
'Balow, my boy!'
Soe, bonnie, dinna greit;
Moder doth rock her sweete,-
Balow, my boy!
Give mee thy lyttel hand,
Moder will hold it and
Lead thee to balow land,-
Balow, my boy!
Scheme | aaBcccB ddBcccB bxBeeeB aaBaaaB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011 101101 1011 111111 1111 11111 1011 11111 11111 1011 111101 1011 1111001 1011 1101 11111 1011 001101 11011 11111 1011 11011 101101 1011 11111 101110 111101 1011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 653 |
Words | 130 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7, 7 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 127 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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