This is an analysis of the poem Stray Birds 61 - 70 that begins with:

61
TAKE my wine in my own cup, friend. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXb X cd X edX X dXf X fga X bX X bb X de X XgX XXebc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,1,2,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11101111 0100101 11001010 1 001101010 10100010 1 1101 1111111 111110 1 101101 111010100 100010100010 1 101 1111 1101011011 1 01010100111 1111110 1 11100110 11001010 1 1100101 111 1 11111001 110101 110000011010 1 10010 111110 0010110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 41
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Stray Birds 61 - 70;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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