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

Out of the dry days
through the dusty leaves...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbc adeXd efgcc Xhefg chXch ccihh fgibc Xccah
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011 10101 101010 11110 1101 1101 10100 10010 11111 111 101010 111000 011010 010101 101101 1000 10100 101100 11111 110100 001101 11001 11110 01011 10101 111101 11101 10001 1010001 010100 1011011 110101 0110111 0010010 0101 01011 11001 10111 111001 001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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