This is an analysis of the poem God Gave A Loaf To Every Bird, that begins with:

God gave a loaf to every bird,
But just a crumb to me;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXXX ababccXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101001 110101 11110111 110100 01010101 110101 11001101 110100 01010101 111111 11010111 110111 11010111 110011 11110101 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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  • summary of God Gave A Loaf To Every Bird,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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