This is an analysis of the poem The Old Nest that begins with:

There 's an old nest down in the branches
That under my windows swing, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba b Xc Xc de fe dcfX d gX g cc Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,2,2,2,2,4,1,2,1,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1111110010 1101101 11001110 1101101 110110110 1111101 10111011010 00101101 0100111111 1101101 0111100101 0101111 010110101 1110101 1110101101 10010110011 1010111101 10100101 0100100101 0111101 110111101 1100101 10101101001 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 68
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; when is repeated.

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

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

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

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