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

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HUSH, moaning autumn wind! be still, be still! ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbcddX adadddX ededddX aeaedda fgfgdda hihidd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,7,7,7,7,7,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 1101010101 1101100101 1111010101 11011100101 1111101101 1001110101 1 1101011101 1001001101 0111010101 1011110001 1111010001 0101110101 1 1111010101 1011101111 1011110001 01011100001 11011100111 1011110101 1 1111011111 1111010001 1111010101 1101110101 1101010001 0111110101 1 1011011101 0011000101 0111110101 10110010101 1011011101 1111110101 1 1001011101 11010001101 1011000101 1111110111 1011110011 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 243
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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