Analysis of The Birds

William Blake 1757 (Soho) – 1827 (London)



He. Where thou dwellest, in what grove,
Tell me Fair One, tell me Love;
Where thou thy charming nest dost build,
O thou pride of every field!
She. Yonder stands a lonely tree,
There I live and mourn for thee;
Morning drinks my silent tear,
And evening winds my sorrow bear.

He. O thou summer's harmony,
I have liv'd and mourn'd for thee;
Each day I mourn along the wood,
And night hath heard my sorrows loud.

She. Dost thou truly long for me?
And am I thus sweet to thee?
Sorrow now is at an end,
O my Lover and my Friend!

He. Come, on wings of joy we'll fly
To where my bower hangs on high;
Come, and make thy calm retreat
Among green leaves and blossoms sweet.


Scheme XXXXAABB AAXX AACC DDEE
Poetic Form Etheree  (25%)
Metre 1111011 1111111 11110111 11111001 11010101 1110111 1011101 01011101 11110100 1110111 11110101 01111101 11110111 0111111 1011111 1110011 11111111 11110111 1011101 01110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 651
Words 132
Sentences 13
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 126
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 14, 2023

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