This is an analysis of the poem The Bush-Sparrow that begins with:

Ere wild-haws, looming in the glooms,
Build bolted drifts of breezy blooms;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabbcddccaaeae X ffeeggeeXXhiihggX X hghhddaaggjjbbaagggeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,1,17,1,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110001 11010101 10010101 01111111 11010111 01110011 110010101 01111101 01110011 11000110010 010101110 11001100 111101110 111100001 1 11011101 11010001 11111101 010101111 11110001 11010101 01110111 11011101 11110001 01011111 010010101 11100101 01010101 10011101 01010001 110010111 101010101010 1 110010101 11001101 11010111 11000101 01011111 11010111 11100101 10111001 01011011 11011111 01010111 110100101 11011001 111101001 10010101 01011101 01010111 01010001 01010001 01010101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 380
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and, grace, her are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words o, her are repeated.

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