This is an analysis of the poem Bird Watcher that begins with:

In Wall Street once a potent power,
And now a multi-millionaire...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababb ccccc dcdcc efefgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101010 11010101 010101010 01001111 11011101 01110101 11111001 01100101 11010111 01111111 11011001 11110111 11010101 01010101 11110101 110101110 11010101 011111110 11000101 110111010 011100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Bird Watcher;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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