This is an analysis of the poem To The Cuckoo that begins with:

O BLITHE New-comer! I have heard,
I hear thee and rejoice.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab bcbc dede fgfX egeg hihi jijiXbgbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111 111101 11111111 1101001 11110101 111111 01010101 111111 110010001 0111010 11010101 0101010 110100001 1011101 111101001 010100 01101111 110011 11110101 011111 01101101 111101 11110101 111101 11110011 110101 11011101 110101 1110111 010100 11000101 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; i, of are repeated.

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  • summary of To The Cuckoo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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