Analysis of The Caged Thrush
Robert Fuller Murray 1863 – 1894
Alas for the bird who was born to sing!
They have made him a cage; they have clipped his wing;
They have shut him up in a dingy street,
And they praise his singing and call it sweet.
But his heart and his song are saddened and filled
With the woods, and the nest he never will build,
And the wild young dawn coming into the tree,
And the mate that never his mate will be.
And day by day, when his notes are heard
They freshen the street--but alas for the bird
Scheme | AABBCCDDEE |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 0110111111 11110111111 1111100101 0111100111 11101111001 10100111011 00111100101 0011101111 011111111 11001101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 458 |
Words | 95 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 355 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 12, 2023
- 28 sec read
- 298 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Caged Thrush" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/31041/the-caged-thrush>.
Discuss this Robert Fuller Murray poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In