This is an analysis of the poem Fulfillment that begins with:

For the fledgeling bird-life stilled,
Its wings untaught, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbcXcbdXd ccccaaddeaaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100111 0110 0101100 1010101 0101 1010110 111111 1101 1011011 1011110 1101 1101101 0101 111101 0111 1111 110101 111101 111101 1001 111100 11001 1010111 0011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 368
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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 Fulfillment;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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