plots ▁W ere ▁thick ly ▁cr usted , ▁one ▁and ▁all : ▁The ▁r usted ▁n ails ▁fell ▁from ▁the ▁kn ots ▁That ▁held ▁the ▁p ear ▁to ▁the ▁g able - wall . ▁The ▁broken ▁sh eds ▁looked ▁sad ▁and ▁strange : ▁Un l ift ed ▁was ▁the ▁cl inking ▁l atch ; ▁We eded ▁and ▁worn ▁the ▁ancient ▁that ch ▁Upon ▁the ▁lon ely ▁mo ated ▁gran ge . ▁She ▁only ▁said , ▁" My ▁life ▁is ▁dre ary , ▁He ▁com eth ▁not ," ▁she ▁said ; ▁She ▁said , ▁" I ▁am ▁a we ary , ▁a we ary ; ▁I ▁would ▁that ▁I ▁were ▁dead !" ▁( lines ▁ 1 – 1 2 ) ▁ ▁The ▁narr ator ▁of ▁the ▁poem ▁is ▁dis connected ▁from ▁Mar iana , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁see ▁what ▁she ▁cannot . ▁In ▁particular , ▁he ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁" s weet ▁heaven " ▁whereas ▁Mar iana ▁ref uses ▁to ▁take ▁in ▁the ▁scene ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁she ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁time : ▁Her ▁tears ▁fell ▁with ▁the ▁de ws ▁at ▁even ; ▁Her ▁tears ▁fell ▁ere ▁the ▁de ws ▁were ▁d ried ; ▁She ▁could ▁not ▁look ▁on ▁the ▁sweet ▁heaven , ▁Either ▁at ▁m orn ▁or ▁event ide . ▁( lines ▁ 1 3 – 1 6 ) ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁still ness ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁little ▁movement ▁within ▁the ▁poem . ▁The ▁water ▁is ▁calm ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁only ▁the ▁growth