This is an analysis of The Blue Jay by Emily Dickinson.

No brigadier throughout the year
So civic as the jay.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xabc dada eaXc baXc Xfef Xece
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11010101 110101 010101001 010100 01011101 010101 01000101 110101 01111100 1110101 11010111 010100 11010001 010101 11011100 010100 01000101 010101 01011100 010101 0100010 010001 01110100 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

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