sense summary of "the owl" and "the mermaid"

The Owl

Poetic devices Rhyme: I. a – b - a – b – b – c – c

II. a – b – a – b – b – c – c

Names of lines:

1 foot= monometer

When cats run home and light is come,

2 feet= Dimeter

Alone and warming his five wits,

The white owl in the belfry sits.

Repetition :

And the whirring sail goes round,

And the whirring sail goes round;

Alone and warming his five wits,

The white owl in the belfry sits.

(it can be found in the first and the second stanza)

Alliteration : none

Onomatopoeia : none

Comparison : none

Kinds of Stanza Couplet :

And the whirring sail goes round,

And the whirring sail goes round;

Alone and warming his five wits,

The white owl in the belfry sits.

Poetic diction Personification: And the far-off stream is dumb,

Symbol The white owl in the belfry sits.

The white owl in the belfry sits. White symbolizes innocent, pure, wise.

Tone Harmony

Paraphrase Owl in harmony with himself, despite nature not being in harmony.

Message We should create a peaceful life in surrounding nature.

And the far-off stream is dumb (Stream dumb, not sure what that is)

And the whirring sail goes round (onomatopoeia)

Alone and warming his five wits (personification)

When merry milkmaids click the latch (Alliteration, onomatopoeia)

cock hath sung (Personification)

Those are a few!