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

So still—so still! Only the endless sighing
Of sad Æolian harp-notes overhead;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd adad bebe cfcf dgXg abXb bbbb ahahXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111001010 011011101 10011101010 10010010101 11010111010 01111001110 11110101010 11011101010 11011001110 0111010101 10111101010 0111100101 110111011010 1101010101 11010101010 1111110111 010010101010 0111110101 01011001110 1101110101 10010101110 01001110001 10010111010 1001010001 11110101010 01011100111 11010111010 0111010101 11110101010 0011111101 01010111010 0111010101 00011101010 1011011111 10010111010 1101111101 01010111100 0111010101 11110101100 0100111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; only, dead, no, to, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words only, the, this are repeated.

    The author used the same word so at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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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