Analysis of Good-Night
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 (Dayton) – 1906
THE lark is silent in his nest,
The breeze is sighing in its flight,
Sleep, Love, and peaceful be thy rest.
Good-night, my love, good-night, good-night.
Sweet dreams' attend thee in thy sleep,
To soothe thy rest till morning's light,
And angels round thee vigil keep.
Good-night, my love, good-night, good-night.
Sleep well, my love, on night's dark breast,
And ease thy soul with slumber bright;
Be joy but thine and I am blest.
Good-night, my love, good-night, good-night.
Scheme | abaBcbcBabaB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01110011 01110011 11010111 11111111 11011011 11111101 01011101 11111111 11111111 01111101 11110111 11111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 471 |
Words | 81 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 359 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 79 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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