Analysis of If I am a Bird
If I am a bird, I want to be free
Not held by shackles
Or between steel bars
If I am a bird, I want to bask in the sun
Not be shot with a gun
If I am a bird, why are my wings torn
And I stored
If I am a bird, why am I unable to fly
Why
If I am a bird, why can’t I sing
If I am a bird, why do I get beat
If I am a bird, why can’t I be free
| Scheme | ABCDDEFGGHIA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110111111 11110 10111 111011111001 111101 1110111111 011 1110111101011 1 111011111 1110111111 1110111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 343 |
| Words | 91 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 240 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 90 |
About this poem
A poem about freedom for animals and people.
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Written on January 27, 2021
Submitted by makaylaabrina on March 25, 2022
Modified on April 27, 2023
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