Analysis of Come From The Daisied Meadows

Robert Louis Stevenson 1850 (Edinburgh) – 1894 (Vailima, Samoa)




HOME from the daisied meadows, where you linger yet -
Home, golden-headed playmate, ere the sun is set;
For the dews are falling fast
And the night has come at last.
Home with you, home and lay your little head at rest,
Safe, safe, my little darling, on your mother's breast.
Lullaby, darling; your mother is watching you;
   she'll be your guardian and shield.
Lullaby, slumber, my darling, till morning be
   bright upon mountain and field.
Long, long the shadows fall.
All white and smooth at home your little bed is laid.
All round your head be angels.


Scheme AABBCCDEFEGHI
Poetic Form
Metre 1101111101 11010110111 1011101 0011111 111101110111 111101011101 10101101101 11110001 10101101101 1011001 11011 110111110111 1111110
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 552
Words 100
Sentences 8
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 426
Words per stanza (avg) 98
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. more…

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