This is an analysis of the poem The Bird's Release that begins with:

Go forth, for she is gone!
With the golden light of her wavy hair,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbA cddc cccc aeea affA abba acca adda bggb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 0010100101 10100100101 1110101 011101 0110110101 1010110111 1111101 1111001 01100111101 1110100101 1101101 00110011 11110110101 1110010100101 1110111 1111101 0100101001 10100100101 1110101 1011111 1111101101 0010101101 1111111 1100111 0100111101 0110100111 0111101 1111111 11111001010 10111011010 11110101 1110101 110110111 10100110101 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; she, and, her, from are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words she, doth, her are repeated.

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  • summary of The Bird's Release;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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