This is an analysis of the poem Stray Birds 31 - 40 that begins with:

31
THE trees come up to my window ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XX X a X aX X b X aa X cXX X ddc X Xdc X Xb XXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,2,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01110110 101010011 1 01101101001 1 1101101001 10110101 1 01101111101 1 01100001 01100001 1 01011 1111 111110 1 1101101100010 001110101 111010 1 10 11101011110 111101101010 1 011010101 10011000001 1 1111101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 38
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

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  • summary of Stray Birds 31 - 40;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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