Analysis of A Song of the Birds
I love the birds you’ve planted
To nestle in my trees
Knowing that all the while
They do as you please
They flutter and a-flounder
Across the breadth and bath
Knowing that all the while
You’ve set them on their path
I pray for wings to guide me
When life’s course is a-stir’d
Knowing that all the while
You answer the unheard
Beaked beasts will surmount above
The lofty heights of trees
Knowing that all the while
Your hand holds up the breeze
I love your hand that bestows
The order of my song
Knowing that all the while
You’ll bring me home by dawn
| Scheme | abCb xdCd xaCx xbCb xxCx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 1101110 110011 101101 11111 1100010 010101 101101 111111 1111111 111101 101101 110001 1110101 010111 101101 111101 1111101 010111 101101 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 564 |
| Words | 109 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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