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

Singer of priceless melody,
Underguerdoned chorister of air,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabaa cdcdd XeXee cfcffXebebb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 10010100 1000010001 10011001 10101101 100101110111 01010101 11100101 11010101 10111111 1110001111101 11010101 01000101 11010101 11110101 100111001111 11001100 10010101 01001100 11010101 110101111111 01001101 11010111 01010101 11110001 1101001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Bird Music;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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