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

But yesterday 'twas Autumn, and the leaves,
All aureate and vermeil, strewed the ground...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaacac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101110101 1101101001 1101010101 01110111011 1101110101 1111110101 1111111101 11111101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 380
  • Average number of words per stanza: 66
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (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; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Autumn's Pall;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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