This is an analysis of Stray Birds 61 - 70 by Rabindranath Tagore.

61
TAKE my wine in my own cup, friend.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X aXb X cd X edX X dXf X fga X bX X bb X de X XgX XXebc
  • Stanza lengths: 1,3,1,2,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,2,1,2,1,2,1,3,5,
  • Metre: 1 11101111 0100101 11001010 1 001101010 10100010 1 1101 1111111 111110 1 101101 111010100 100010100010 1 101 1111 1101011011 1 01010100111 1111110 1 11100110 11001010 1 1100101 111 1 11111001 110101 110000011010 1 10010 111110 0010110100
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 20
  • Lines: 36