This is an analysis of the poem Birds' Nests that begins with:

he summer nests uncovered by autumn wind,
Some torn, others dislodged, all dark,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb XcXc deXe afdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010101101 11100111 1011011101 11110111101 1111010100 11010101 11111011101 01111101011 1011110101 10110111 1111111101 1101110111 1111010111 11110100 1011111101 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; or, and are repeated.

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