This is an analysis of the poem To Hear An Oriole Sing that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXa bbX ccX aaa XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 0111011 1001010 110001 001001 110101 11010 010001 100101 01110 110001 110001 0001 010000100 01000010 101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 63
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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  • summary of To Hear An Oriole Sing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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