This is an analysis of the poem The First Red-Bird that begins with:

I heard a song at daybreak,
So honey-sweet and clear, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cbdb Xece fdgd XhfhXbdgd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 110111 01001101 1100001 0101011 110101 11110111 0100101 1100011 1101001 11010101 111101 1101010 110101 11010101 010101 01010100 111101 110111010 011111 0111010 1101101 11110101 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The First Red-Bird;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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