This is an analysis of the poem Little Brown Bird that begins with:

O LITTLE brown bird in the rain,
In the sweet rain of spring,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcBbdad XefeXfcf cbcbXbcB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011001 0011001 111001001 001011 11011011 101011 01001111 101111 111001001 101101 01011011 111001 11001001 011101 11111001 111101 11011111 11111 110001001 101001 11011011 1010001 111001001 001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; in, of, for, to, so, and are repeated.

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

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