This is an analysis of the poem A Blackbird Singing that begins with:

It seems wrong that out of this bird,
Black, bold, a suggestion of dark ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcdd aecb fXXeXf Xf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111001 11001001 100101111 11101101 10100110 1110111 11101001111 00110111 0100111010 001101111 011011011 010010111 1111011 01010111 01001111 1111011 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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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