This is an analysis of the poem Wild Orphan that begins with:

Blandly mother
takes him strolling ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdee bef gfchg gbXXf fideXX dchjjX eXhebcai
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,5,5,6,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 1110 1111110 10100010 1110 110101 110001 11010101 0010101001 1110101 001 100101010 010001 1100100 110010 01100100 0110 011000 1011 01010 01010 1011 001 11001 100 00101 010001 1010 101100 01100 0101 110001 10101 010 01000100 01010 01010 001010 1010 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Wild Orphan;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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