Analysis of Bird

NN Young 1975 (Mississippi)



I wish I was a bird
So i could fly away from here
And escape all the pain
Misery and fear

I’d soar through the clouds
With the wind in my face
Far from earthly problems
Gliding through with grace

I’d get myself together
Way up in the sky
So when I came back down
I wouldn’t have to cry

The tears would come in flight
And gush out like rain
I’d cleanse my soul up there
And put out the flame

The flame of fear within me
It burns so hot on land
But way up there I’d soothe it
Wouldn’t that be grand?!

I’d come back down refreshed
And cleansed of all the pain
Until it becomes too much to bear
Then I’d fly away again


Scheme XXAX XBXB XCXC XADX XEXE XADX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (50%)
Metre 111101 11110111 001101 10001 11101 101011 111010 10111 111010 11001 111111 11111 011101 01111 111111 01101 0111011 111111 1111111 1111 111101 011101 011011111 1110101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 625
Words 128
Sentences 2
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 80
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on February 10, 2021

Modified on April 27, 2023

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NN Young

Lover of words and dabbling in secret poetry. I am a mother of a precious terminally ill 16 year old son and a wild, beautiful, healthy 11 year old daughter. The conflicting emotions I face on a daily basis are exhausting. Therefore, I write.... more…

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