This is an analysis of the poem My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free that begins with:

My days have been so wondrous free,
The little birds that fly ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcXc bded fgfg dhdh dbde ijij
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101101 010111 01010101 011111 11010001 010111 110101010 111100 11110101 101101 010101010 110111 110001101 111101 11010101 110101 01010101 010101 110110001 011101 01010111 111001 11010001 010010 11010011 010101 11011101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word ye is repeated.

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

  • summary of My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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