This is an analysis of the poem Song (Untitled #5) that begins with:

I cannot lose thee for a day,
But like a bird with restless wing ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcddX ceceXddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11011101 11010101 11011101 11110111 11011101 10010111 11010101 110101010 01011111 11011111 11000101 11110101 11111101 10010111 11010101 110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Song (Untitled #5);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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