This is an analysis of the poem Stray Birds 71 - 80 that begins with:

71
THE woodcutter's axe begged for its handle from the tree. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ab X bcd X eXf X bfge X ch X ah X iXid X Xa X X XXibag
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,3,1,3,1,4,1,2,1,2,1,4,1,2,1,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 0100111010001 0110 1 0110101 1101001010 10111 1 100 001110 01001 1 01 11 10101001 111010010 1 11011 11101001 1 0101011001 101001011 1 1001 10010 11011010 01 1 01101001 0110101001 1 11010101 1 1111 10011 10101001 0111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 38
  • Average number of words per stanza: 7
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • 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 71 - 80;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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