Analysis of My Bird Sonnet for You
We admire the plumes of pretty feathers
As they soar above us with ease and grace
Free and splendid with no bonds or tethers
Sublime and filigree like vintage lace
We desire their delicate melody
Pretty Orchestra of quilled musicians
Who sweetly sing for meek or royalty
Delight us with the grand exhibitions
We need you blessed birds, fragile and free
Little winged angels, perfectly serene
Release us from time's pain and agony
Diminishing fear of the unforeseen
Great Mystery giving a quintessence
Of nature, thus we love its evanescence
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD CECE FF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010111010 1110111101 1010111110 010101101 10101100100 1010011010 1101111100 011101010 111111001 1011010001 0111110100 010011001 1100100010 1101111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 559 |
| Words | 100 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
I wrote this sonnet for my late husband who adored birds.
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Written on February 13, 2019
Submitted by Wayneangiebrownz on August 17, 2022
Modified on April 27, 2023
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