Analysis of envious of birds
I envy you, quick flitting bird,
you hold this world at tips of wings.
Oh, to gaze upon your soaring silhouette,
and to hear of wanderings you sing!
| Scheme | ABCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011101 11111111 1110111001 011110011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 145 |
| Words | 28 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 115 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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