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Quote #4
The sparrow's chirrup on the roof,
The slow clock ticking, and the sound
Which to the wooing wind aloof
The poplar made, did all confound
Her sense; (73-76)
Mariana's so confined that even everyday noises have started to freak her out. Her "sense" gets confused by bird noises, clocks—even the wind. When you don't have much else to listen to, even small noises can be jarring. We guess Mariana should never live downtown anywhere.