Analysis of Wrens And Robins In The Hedge

Christina Georgina Rossetti 1830 (London) – 1894 (London)



Wrens and robins in the hedge,
Wrens and robins here and there;
Building, perching, pecking, fluttering,
Everywhere! C


Scheme ABCD
Poetic Form
Metre 1010001 1010101 10110100 101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 126
Words 20
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Christina Georgina Rossetti

Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English poet who wrote various romantic, devotional, and children's poems. "Goblin Market" and "Remember" remain famous. She wrote the words of two Christmas carols well known in the UK: "In the Bleak Midwinter", later set by Gustav Holst and by Harold Darke, and "Love Came Down at Christmas", set by Harold Darke and by other composers. more…

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