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

I have allowed my family to scatter,
All those who were my dearest to depart,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb dcXc eXef egeg fhch abXb eidi hjfj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011100010 1110110001 1101111100 1001110111 0101010111 0101100100 1111011001 1111010101 1111010101 0111011100 1111001100 1111110100 1111110111 1101110011 1001011101 1111011111 1111011100 1011011001 1101110100 1100010001 10010101010 11010001010 10100101010 01001101010 1111001101 100011100101 1101110101 1101001111 11010111001 1111110111 11000101010 1000111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, to, and, we, you are repeated.

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

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.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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