Analysis of Cock Robin And Jenny Wren
Walter Crane 1845 – 1915
1.
'Twas on a merry time,
When Jenny Wren was young,
So neatly as she danced,
And so sweetly as she sung,
Robin Redbreast lost his heart,
He was a gallant bird,
He doffed his cap to Jenny Wren,
Requesting to be heard.
2.
"My dearest Jenny Wren,
If you will but be mine,
You shall dine on cherry pie,
And drink nice currant wine;
I'll dress you like a gold-finch,
Or like a peacock gay,
So if you'll have me, Jenny, dear,
Let us appoint the day."
3.
Jenny blushed behind her fan
And thus declared her mind--
"So let it be to-morrow, Rob,
I'll take your offer kind;
Cherry pie is very good,
And so is currant wine,
But I will wear my plain brown gown,
And never dress too fine."
4.
Robin Redbreast got up early,
All at the break of day,
He flew to Jenny Wren's house,
And sang a roundelay;
He sang of Robin Redbreast,
And pretty Jenny Wren,
And when he came unto the end,
He then began again.
Scheme | AXBCBXDED AEFXFXGXG AXHXHXFXF AIGXICEXE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1 110101 110111 110111 0110111 101111 110101 11111101 010111 1 110101 111111 1111101 01111 1111011 11011 11111101 110101 1 1010101 010101 11111101 111101 1011101 01111 11111111 010111 1 1011110 110111 1111011 0101 111101 010101 01111001 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 864 |
Words | 180 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 9, 9, 9 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 167 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on April 25, 2023
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