This is an analysis of the poem The Wide Outdoors that begins with:

The rich may pay for orchids rare, but, Oh the apple tree
Flings out its blossoms to the world for every eye to see,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbcc aabb ddcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01111101110101 110100011100101 111111000110101 11010101111101 01010111110101 011111011111001 01110111010101 110111001110101 11011011111101 11110101011101 11110101110101 11010001010101 11110111110111 110000101010101 11010101110101 11110100111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; for, none, can, and are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Wide Outdoors;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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