Analysis of Lullaby
Arthur Sherburne Hardy 1847 (Andover) – 1930 (Woodstock)
O Mary, Mother, if the day we trod
In converse sweet the lily-fields of God,
From earth afar arose a cry of pain,
Would we not weep again?
(Sings) Hush, hush, O baby mine,
Mothers twain are surely thine,
One of earth and One divine.
O Mary, Mother, if the day the air
Was sweet with songs celestial, came a prayer
From earth afar and mingled with the strain,
Would we not pray again?
(Sings) Sleep, sleep, my baby dear,
Mothers twain are surely near,
One to pray and one to hear.
O Mary, Mother, if, as yesternight
A bird sought shelter at my casement light,
A wounded soul should flutter to thy breast,
Wouldst thou refuse it rest?
(Sings) Sleep, darling, peacefully,
Mary, Mother, comforts me;
Christ, her son, hath died for thee.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101010111 0101010111 1101010111 111101 1111101 1011101 1110101 1101010101 1111010101 1101010101 111101 1111101 1011101 1110111 11010111 011101111 0101110111 110111 1110100 1010101 1011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 718 |
Words | 136 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7, 7 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 186 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 21, 2023
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