This is an analysis of the poem Autumn that begins with:

Autumn hath all the summer's fruitful treasure;
Gone is our sport, fled is poor Croydon's pleasure. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbcB ddeeccB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10110101010 10111011010 1111111101 1111100101 1101010011 1111110101 01011100010101 1011100101 1111110101 0101011101 1101110111 110111011 0111011011 01011100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 344
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Autumn;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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