Analysis of The Nurse's Watch
Clemens Maria Brentano 1778 (Koblenz) – 1842 (Aschaffenburg)
From 'The Boy's Wonderhorn'
The moon it shines,
My darling whines;
The clock strikes twelve:--God cheer
The sick both far and near.
God knoweth all;
Mousy nibbles in the wall;
The clock strikes one:--like day,
Dreams o'er thy pillow play.
The matin-bell
Wakes the nun in convent cell;
The clock strikes two:--they go
To choir in a row.
The wind it blows,
The cock he crows;
The clock strikes three:--the wagoner
In his straw bed begins to stir.
The steed he paws the floor,
Creaks the stable door;
The clock strikes four:--'tis plain
The coachman sifts his grain.
The swallow's laugh the still air shakes,
The sun awakes;
The clock strikes five:--the traveler must be gone,
He puts his stockings on.
The hen is clacking,
The ducks are quacking;
The clock strikes six:--awake, arise,
Thou lazy hag; come, ope thy eyes.
Quick to the baker's run;
The rolls are done;
The clock strikes seven:--
'Tis time the milk were in the oven.
Put in some butter, do,
And some fine sugar, too;
The clock strikes eight:--
Now bring my baby's porridge straight.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011 0111 1101 011111 011101 111 1010001 011111 1101101 011 1010101 011111 110001 0111 0111 01110100 01110111 011101 10101 011111 010111 0110111 011 01110100111 111101 0111 0111 01110101 11011111 110101 0111 01110 110100010 101101 011101 0111 11110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,015 |
Words | 193 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 36 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 396 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 91 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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