This is an analysis of the poem October that begins with:
The summer-rose is dead;
The sad leaves, witherd, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXabbb cccddd bbbeee fffaaa eeeggg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010101 01110 1101011011 110101 110101 1111010101 110001 011100 11011100001 111101 010011 01010100001 110101 101101 1001010101 110101 110111 1101110101 111101 111101 0101011101 010111 100101 10010110001 110111 100111 10111011001 100101 110101 1100010101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 30
- 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:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and, your, for are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of October;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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