Analysis of For every Bird a Nest
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
For every Bird a Nest—
Wherefore in timid quest
Some little Wren goes seeking round—
Wherefore when boughs are free—
Households in every tree—
Pilgrim be found?
Perhaps a home too high—
Ah Aristocracy!
The little Wren desires—
Perhaps of twig so fine—
Of twine e'en superfine,
Her pride aspires—
The Lark is not ashamed
To build upon the ground
Her modest house—
Yet who of all the throng
Dancing around the sun
Does so rejoice?
| Scheme | AAB CCB XCD EED XBX XXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1100101 10101 11011101 11111 101001 1011 010111 10100 0101010 011111 11111 01010 011101 110101 0101 111101 100101 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 437 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 57 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 27, 2023
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