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

Soon we will plunge ourselves into cold shadows,
And all of summer's stunning afternoons will be gone....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb Xcbc daad bede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010100111 1101010101001 101010110101 1010101101 101000101 01011001010011 111101001010 110100001011 1101110011111 0101111100001 110101011001 001000101001 010110011111 0101010001011 1101101011010 1000101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as is 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.

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