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

THE SONG-BIRDS? are they flown away?
The song-birds of the summer-time,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdc efefgagXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01111101 01100101 11110001 11010101 11110101 010010001 01011101 11010101 01010001 11011101 01010101 11110101 10010001 01110111 01110101 01110101 11011100 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 322
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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