Analysis of Birdsong
rain in the morning;
why do birds chance their song?
through plight till morrow
fret be with them all the night long.
evening approaches;
how do they make their choices?
the worm mocks their return to a branch
risking new morning voices.
darkness flourishes;
when could they sleep?
as the cat bides in shifts with the owl
harking for a peep.
another wet morning;
what have they to gain?
enduring the uncertainty to balance song
with devotion to remain.
Scheme | ABXB CCXC CDXD AEBE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 10010 111111 11110 11111011 10010 1111110 011101101 1011010 10100 1111 101101101 10101 010110 11111 010001001101 1010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 455 |
Words | 93 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
A curiosity of risk taken to balance life and continuation.
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