This is an analysis of the poem The Birds that begins with:
When Jesus Christ was four years old
The angels brought Him toys of gold,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaa bbbX ccX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,3,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011101 01011101 111101111 11011111 11111101 11011101 110010 1011111 1111111 11110101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 10
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Birds;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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