This is an analysis of Orkney Lullaby by Eugene Field.
A moonbeam floateth from the skies,
Whispering, "Heigho, my dearie!…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aXabbcccX dXdbbbbbX cXcaaeeeX
- Stanza lengths: 9,9,9,
- Metre: 01110001 10010011 111010111 010010101 010100101 0010010101 1010100101 101110111 101100 01010001 1010011 10110101 010010111 110010111 11010101 010111001 111101001 101100 01110001 10010011 110100111 11011111 101011101 11111011 10011101 101111111 101100
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 27
Repeated words/phrases
of, thee