Preparation
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 (Dayton) – 1906
THE little bird sits in the nest and sings
A shy, soft song to the morning light;
And it flutters a little and prunes its wings.
The song is halting and poor and brief,
And the fluttering wings scarce stir a leaf;
But the note is a prelude to sweeter things,
And the busy bill and the flutter slight
Are proving the wings for a bolder flight!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABACCABB |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 343 |
Words | 69 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
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