This is an analysis of Sicilian Lullaby by Eugene Field.

Hush, little one, and fold your hands;
The sun hath set, the moon is high;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abacXc adacdc ebecbc
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,
  • Metre: 11011111 01110101 01010001 110010101 110010101 11011101 11011011 11000101 11110101 01110101 11011101 11011101 11011111 01010101 11011101 11111101 11111101 11011101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 18

Repeated words/phrases

little

Anaphora

the, float