This is an analysis of the poem These Autumnal Days that begins with:

Oh, the splendid splendid morning !
Resting on a hoop of gold ; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bX bc dc d e fe fa gaXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 1010101 10101011 1010101 101001010 1011111 10101110 1010111 10111011 1110101 10111011 1010111 10110010 1010101 10111010 1010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 52
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 and, hear are repeated.

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  • summary of These Autumnal Days;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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