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

A wistful note from out the sky,
'Pure, pure, pure,' in plaintive tone,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc beeb fggf geeg bggb hddh iffi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 11100101 10010001 11010111 11010101 10100101 11011101 11110111 11110101 11011101 11110101 11010101 01111101 11010101 01010101 11110101 01011101 01011101 11110101 01011101 11010111 11011101 01011011 11010101 01010101 01010101 11011111 10010101 11111111 01010101 01011101 01011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Bluebird;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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