This is an analysis of Bambino (Corsican Lullaby) by Eugene Field.
Bambino in his cradle slept;
And by his side his grandam grim…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abcbX ccdcX ecacX XfafX ecXcX XeXeX dgfgX
- Stanza lengths: 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
- Metre: 11000101 11010101 11110101 11010101 0101100 11110111 01010111 11111101 11010101 1101100 11111101 01010101 1111011 11010111 1101100 11110111 11010101 01011111 01010110 1101100 11010111 10011101 01011101 10011101 1101100 11111101 11010011 11111011 01010101 1101100 11101111 11010111 11101011 01001101 1101100
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 7
- Lines: 35
Repeated words/phrases
his, and, thou
Anaphora
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