This is an analysis of the poem The Maple Tree that begins with:

Well have Canadians chosen thee
As the emblem of their land,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbc cdcdefef gagaebeb egegcaca gbgbhfhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100101 1010011 11010101 100101 11010111 111111 110111101 110011 11110101 110101 11110101 101101 101010111 110101 01011101 010101 010100101 110001 001011101 1010001 101111001 1000111 11010111 10101111 11010111 0100101 11011101 110101 11011101 111101 01101101 110111 10111101 111101 11110101 010101 11011101 110101 11010101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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