Analysis of Lullaby

Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)



SLEEP, sleep, my treasure,
The long day's pleasure
Has tired the birds, to their nests they creep;
The garden still is
Alight with lilies,
But all the daisies are fast asleep.

Sleep, sleep, my darling,
Dawn wakes the starling,
The sparrow stirs when he sees day break;
But all the meadow
Is wrapped in shadow,
And you must sleep till the daisies wake!


Scheme AABXXB CCDEED
Poetic Form
Metre 11110 01110 1100111111 01011 01110 110101101 11110 11010 010111111 1101 1101 011110101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 359
Words 65
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 137
Words per stanza (avg) 32
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 18, 2023

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Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 books of children's literature. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party. more…

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