Analysis of SLEEP MY PRINCESS, SLEEP
Sleep my Princess, sleep , sleep
At last you are in peace, peace
The vagaries of life to you
Have been so tormenting, tormenting
You are so now forever released
From the shackles unrelenting
Released, released
The cauldrons of fire within you
Forever now
Vanished, vanished
Sleep my Princess, sleep, sleep
Your spot in the park of Kemnal
In suburban London
Is spotless under a petite willow tree
It’s leaves, so tiny that even a harsh wind
Does not much cause them to rescind
Surrounding a pond so pristine
Hardy any ripple , it’s so serene
Unlike the scathing ripples in the water
Of your turbulent life asunder
Sleep my Princess, sleep
At last you are released
From your tormenting shackles
You are forever released my Princess, released
Sleep peacefully my Princess, sleep, sleep
| Scheme | AXBCDCDBXXA XXXXXEEFF ADXDA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (28%) |
| Metre | 111011 1111011 01001111 1111010 111101001 1010010 0101 01110011 0101 1010 111011 1100111 001010 1101000111 11110110011 11111101 01001110 1010101101 01010100010 111001010 11101 111101 111010 110100111001 110011011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 810 |
| Words | 152 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11, 9, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 25 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 211 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
About this poem
Death loss melancholy
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Written on September 05, 2022
Submitted by badal.pal on September 05, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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