Analysis of The Lost Birds



First, second, third, only passing through
They come, they go and only if they knew
A perfect bird was there, to guide them carefully
Ignoring the path of love, they dropped into folly
A perfect bird was there, to teach them how to fly
Ignoring the path of love, their soul began to die
A perfect bird was there, listening to their songs
Ignoring the path of love, they stumbled in the wrong
A perfect bird was there, to love without condition
Ignoring the path of love, they died into the ocean


Scheme AABBCCDEFF
Poetic Form Etheree  (20%)
Metre 110110101 1111010111 001111111100 0100111110110 001111111111 0100111110111 001111100111 0100111110001 0011111101010 01001111101010
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 486
Words 92
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 39
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 392
Words per stanza (avg) 92
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on April 28, 2023

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Bertha Morin

I live in Ontario canada. I am a mother of three children and a grandmother of three. I am proud of my children and my grandchildren. They are my life. I am a staying at home mom who likes to write poetry when am in my deepest thoughts. more…

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