This is an analysis of The Rambo-Tree by James Whitcomb Riley.

When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree--
It's a long, sweet way across the orchard!--…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ABaBaaXB AAAB ABaBaXaBXAAAB
  • Stanza lengths: 8,4,13,
  • Metre: 11010101 0011101010 011110101 0011101010 01111111 11010101 1011110111 0011101010 11110111 11010101 1011110111 0011101010 11010101 0011101010 01110111 0011101010 011110111 101111111 11110111 0011101010 11110111 11010101 1011110111 0011101010
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 24

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