This is an analysis of the poem The Lover And Birds that begins with:

Within a budding grove,
In April's ear sang every bird his best,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbabccX bXXbXddb eXbebffe ggggXhhg bXgbgXccX ceeXciic
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,9,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 010101 01011100101 1101010101 1101100101 111001011001 01001 01001 1101011010 110111 1010111110 1011110101 1101110101 110111110110 1001 0111 01010100001 111101 1111010110 1101110111 0101001101 110101110001 01001 11101 0111010101 110111 1111011101 01011110101 1111111111 11111111111111110 1101 1110 1111010011 111111 10111011011011 1011010001 11010101001 1011101110101010111 1 1111 1111 01011101011 1010101 1110010101 1111010101 1100100100011 111111110101 1111 0101 1100110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 307
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; why, here, r, whither, see, i, deeper are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase see connects the lines.

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  • summary of The Lover And Birds;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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