This is an analysis of the poem Two Birds : A Dialogue that begins with:

The roc wings fanwise,
Soaring ninety thousand li ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbXXcXXbbXXddXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110 1010101 11001001 011101111 00111001110 1101010 1101 010001011 1011001 111011110 1111 01001 10100100101 111010111 10011011001 1001001 010101 1110 111010 1010101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 647
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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  • summary of Two Birds : A Dialogue;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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