Analysis of Birdsong

Rob Bowman 1971 (Fresno, Ca)

Ode


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
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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Written on April 22, 2024

Submitted by rebsr on April 23, 2024

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