This is an analysis of the poem My Merry Bird that begins with:

I HAD a merry bird
Who sung a merry song,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababb cdcdd cecee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 110101 110101 110111 010111 0100110010101 010111 010101 110101 010101 11010011110001 111101 110101 110101 111101 11011101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of My Merry Bird;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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