This is an analysis of the poem Mozart's Requiem that begins with:

These birds of Paradise but long to flee
Back to their native mansion. ~ ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaX bbcddc eeaffa AaXfgh eeciic jjbkkb cchaah iikaak aafggfXAahkkh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011101 1011010 100010 0100111 110001 1101010111 011111 010101 1011110101 110011 010111 01010101001 0101001 011001 1111010011 111111 010111 1001010010 111111 0101010 1001110101 011111 001101 0101110011 110101 011100 1100111101 111101 110111 0101101100001 111111 1101011 1101011101 101101 111111 0100110111 110101 010001 0011001111 110101 100101 11010110011 101101 111101 1111101111 111101 110101 10110010101 1111010 1001010 1101000101 111111 010111 0111110011 111101 0111001 00011101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Mozart's Requiem;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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