This is an analysis of the poem Basket that begins with:

speak, sir, and be wise.
Speak choosing your words, sir, like an old woman over a bushel of apples....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 1101111111010010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 2
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Basket;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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