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

We built a castle in the air,
In summer weather, you and I,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbC ababdcbX adadbXdC dXbcbC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010001 01010111 01110011 110101001 11010111 01010101 11010101 11011101 01010101 11011111 11011111 01010111 11000100 11010111 11010101 11011110 10110001 11010100 01111101 01011100 01011111 011101111 01010100 11011101 10 10110111 01111101 11010101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; in is repeated.

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

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

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

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