This is an analysis of the poem The Wren’s Nest that begins with:

I TOOK the wren's nest;--
Heaven forgive me! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBccddddeeAB ffggeggAb ddhhggiiaaAb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,9,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 10011 01010111 11010111 11011111 11000101 01010101 11110101 11110011 11011101 11011 10011 110100101 11011101 11011111 101011101 01010111 11001101 11111101 11011 1011 11111111 11011101 110011111 01011111 11010101 11011101 11010111 010010101 11111111 01010001 11011 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 353
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word me at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of The Wren’s Nest;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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