This is an analysis of the poem The Nurse's Watch that begins with:

From 'The Boy's Wonderhorn'
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabbccddcceeaaXXbbffXXffXXaaffffeegg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,36,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011100 0101 1101 011111 011111 1101 1010001 011111 1101101 0101 1010101 011111 010001 0101 0111 01110100 00110101 011101 10101 011111 010101 01010111 01100 01110100101 110101 01010 01110 01110101 11011111 100101 0111 01110 110100010 101101 111101 0111 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 521
  • Average number of words per stanza: 95
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Nurse's Watch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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