This is an analysis of the poem Out Of Doors that begins with:

The kids are out-of-doors once more;
The heavy leggins that they wore,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddeedd ffgghhaaccff ffddiibbccjjXddeeggggaajj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,25,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110111 01010111 01011101 11011111 11011101 01110111 11110111 01111101 11011101 01010101 100011111 11010101 11110101 11010101 11010111 11010101 01010101 01010100 11111101 01011101 01110101 010101001 11010101 01010111 11110011 010101001 11001100 01000101 11010101 11000111 110010111 01010101 01010111 01110101 11111111 11010101 11110101 11010101 11010111 11011011 11110101 11010111 11010101 01001101 10110001 01011101 11010101 01010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 437
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, are, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Out Of Doors;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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