Analysis of Outside I am free
Ashley Houle 1990 (USA)
Take me down to the river
Come hike the trails with me
I long for adventure
The waterfalls are calling me
I dream of the stars in the big black night sky
They glisten so bright
Like the twinkle in my eye
Excitement is coursing through my bones
As it is time for a road trip far from home
I don’t know what surprises lie in store
But I am ever anxious to find out
It’s not that I don’t like being home
I just like to be outside
The fresh air revives my soul
The wind gives me a gentle hug
The beauty of the sights I see
From the lake to the flowers and the trees
The butterfly that glides by
Brings a smile to my face
Trapped in a building
Is not my style
For I am a wild child
| Scheme | ABAB CXC XDXX DXXX BXCX XXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111010 110111 111010 0101101 11101001111 11011 1010011 010110111 11111011111 1111010101 1111010111 111111101 1111111 0110111 01110101 01010111 1011010001 010111 101111 10010 1111 111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 666 |
| Words | 143 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 22 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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