Analysis of The Bobolink



Daisies, clover, buttercup,
Redtop, trefoil, meadowsweet,
Ecstatic pinions, soaring up,
Then gliding down to grassy seat.

Sunshine, laughter, mad desires,
May day, June day, lucid skies,
All reckless moods that love inspires-
The gladdest bird that sings and flies.

Meadows, orchards, bending sprays,
Rushes, lilies, billowy wheat,
Song and frolic fill his days,
A feathered rondeau all complete.

Pink bloom, gold bloom, fleabane white,
Dewdrop, raindrop, cooling shade,
Bubbling throat and hovering flight,
And jocund heart as e'er was made.


Scheme ABAB XCXC DBDB BBBB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 101010 111 0101101 11011101 1101010 1111101 11011101 0111101 110101 101011 1010111 01001101 111111 11101 100101001 01111011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 535
Words 82
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 107
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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