Analysis of The Rambo-Tree

James Whitcomb Riley 1849 (Greenfield) – 1916 (Indianapolis)



When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree--
It's a long, sweet way across the orchard!--
The bird sings low as the bumble-bee--
It's a long, sweet way across the orchard!--
The poor shote-pig he says, says he:
'When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree
There's enough for you and enough for me.'--
It's a long, sweet way across the orchard.

_For just two truant lads like we_,
_When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree_
_There's enough for you and enough for me_--
_It's a long, sweet way across the orchard_.

When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree--
It's a long, sweet way across the orchard!--
The mole digs out to peep and see--
It's a long, sweet way across the orchard!--
The dusk sags down, and the moon swings free,
There's a far, lorn call, 'Pig-_gee_! 'Pig-_gee_!'
And two boys--glad enough for three.--
It's a long, sweet way across the orchard.

_For just two truant lads like we_,
_When Autumn shakes the rambo-tree_
_There's enough for you and enough for me_--
_It's a long, sweet way across the orchard_.


Scheme ABaBaAaB CADB ABaBaxaB CADB
Poetic Form
Metre 11010101 1011101010 011110101 1011101010 01111111 11010101 1011100111 1011101010 11110111 11010101 1011100111 101110101 11010101 1011101010 01111101 1011101010 011100111 101111111 01110111 1011101010 11110111 11010101 1011100111 101110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 974
Words 180
Sentences 13
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 4, 8, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 185
Words per stanza (avg) 43
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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James Whitcomb Riley

James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry respectively. more…

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