The Idea of Order at Key West

What is the author's style in The Idea of Order at Key West by Wallace Stevens?

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"The Idea of Order atKey West" is written in both formal and free verse. It is a meditative poem, written in a relaxed iambic pentameter. This means that while most of the lines adhere to traditional formal patterns, some do not. For instance, the basic metrical pattern of the poem is iambic, meaning that each unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed one.