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

1914
Through learned and laborious years... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abab cdcd eeee dcdc bbbb abab fgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 11101000 110101 11010101 010111 111101001 1100101 11001101 110001 11110101 101101 11011101 1011011 11000101 100101 11011101 010111 11110011 111101 11001101 111101 10110101 011111 10000011 110101 11010111 010101 11111111 0111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • 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.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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