Analysis of Cradle Song
Alfred Lord Tennyson 1809 – 1892
What does little birdie say
In her nest at peep of day?
Let me fly, says little birdie,
Mother, let me fly away.
Birdie, rest a little longer,
Till thy little wings are stronger.
So she rests a little longer,
Then she flies away.
What does little baby say,
In her bed at peep of day?
Baby says, like little birdie,
Let me rise and fly away.
Baby, sleep a little longer,
Till thy little limbs are stronger.
If she sleeps a little longer,
Baby too shall fly away.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110101 0011111 11111010 1011101 10101010 11101110 11101010 11101 1110101 0011111 10111010 1110101 10101010 11101110 11101010 1011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 454 |
Words | 91 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 177 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 04, 2023
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