This is an analysis of the poem Stray Birds 1 - 10 that begins with:

1
STRAY birds of summer come to my window...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X Xabca X Xc X deX X Xb X effca X Xc X egdX X cg X cd XXgc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,1,2,1,3,1,2,1,5,1,2,1,4,1,2,1,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1101010110 011101 1101010 1111 10111001 1 1101010001 1111011 1 0111010100010 0011111 11100010 1 0001001 110101 1 01010010 10100101 110111 11 01 1 011111101 110101 1 010111111 1110 1010 011001001100 1 0101111 10111 1 11111010 1110111010110 1 1001001011 1010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 47
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your, we are repeated.

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  • summary of Stray Birds 1 - 10;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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