This is an analysis of the poem Elegy Vi. To A Lady, On The Language Of Birds that begins with:

Come then, Dione, let us range the grove,
The science of the feather'd choirs explore... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef ghgh cbcb iaia eded eded jijX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111011101 0100010101 1101011001 1101010111 1101110101 1101010101 111110101 1111010101 1111110101 0101010101 0101011101 1101010111 1001011111 0101011101 1100010101 1110101001 1111010101 11001010101 1111110111 1101011101 1011010101 0101010101 1101001101 1111000101 1111010101 11110010101 01010101001 11111111001 10011001101 1101011101 111111001010 110010101001 101010100010 1111111101 11110101010 1111001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; of, our are repeated.

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  • summary of Elegy Vi. To A Lady, On The Language Of Birds;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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