Analysis of The Nest

Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)



That was the skylark we heard
Singing so high,
The little quivering bird
We saw, and the sky.
The earth was drenched with sun,
The sky was drenched with song;
We lay in the grass and listened,
Long and long and long.

I said, 'What a spell it is
Has made her rise
To pour out her world of bliss
In that world of skies!'
You said, 'What a spell must pass
Between sky and plain,
Since she finds in this world of grass
Her nest again!'


Scheme ABABXCXC XDXDEXEX
Poetic Form
Metre 110111 1011 0101001 11001 011111 011111 11001010 10101 1110111 1101 1110111 01111 1110111 01101 11101111 0101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 424
Words 91
Sentences 5
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 8
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 165
Words per stanza (avg) 44
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Edith Nesbit

Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland) was an English author and poet; she published her books for children under the name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 books of children's literature. She was also a political activist and co-founded the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party. more…

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