This is an analysis of the poem Bird Language that begins with:

One day in the bluest of summer weather,
Sketching under a whispering oak, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab acac adad efef afaf gdgX hihi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001001010 101001001 11110010010 1011001001 1011110010 1001001011 11110100110 0111011001 10110010010 100111001 1001111010 100111001 1011010110 100111011 11010111110 100101001 11110010110 10001001001 11110010010 100111010 11010010010 11011011001 11010111010 111001011 10010011110 1011111001 00110010110 1001001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Bird Language;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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