This is an analysis of the poem The Nuts Of Knowledge that begins with:

A CABIN on the mountain side hid in a grassy nook
Where door and windows open wide that friendly stars may look. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX bbXX ccbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01010101100101 11110101110111 01011100011101 11010101010100 11011101110101 11010101010101 01010101110110 1100101011100111 1111101011101001 110011101111101 01010101110101 10010101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 61 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, and are repeated.

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  • summary of The Nuts Of Knowledge;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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