The Sounds Of Chirping Birds by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Sounds Of Chirping Birds that begins with:

It has been a while since I was a child.
And everyday someone will ask......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb XXX ccX Xdd ccb bX b XaX cccXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,2,1,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100111101 11011101 0111011101 1 1110111 1011110 1 1 010100 1 1110110 1111111 1 1 1111 1111110101 01100100 011 1 1011111011 11000 1 1 1011 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 52
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

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

  • summary of The Sounds Of Chirping Birds;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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