This is an analysis of the poem Isn'T It Pleasant For The Little Birds that begins with:

Isn't it pleasant for the little birds
That rise up above,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbXb XcccXccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001010101 11101 1010010 101101 11011 1010011 100110011 1101 10101010 11011 101010001 1100111 1011100 1011101 11111010 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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