This is an analysis of The Blackbird by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

O blackbird! sing me something well:
While all the neighbours shoot thee round,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abba acca daaX dXXd effe dggd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11011101 11010111 11110101 11110111 010010101 11010111 010011101 11010101 111111001 11010101 01110011 01010100 01010101 11010101 10010100 11110111 10010101 11111101 11111111 11010101 11011011 11110001 11111111 100101001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24