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

See! the pale autumn dawn
Is faint, upon the lawn...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX bbcc dddX eeff ddgg hhcc eeXX aaaaXddbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 010101 110101 0111 110101 010111 110101 0101 0100101 110101 111111 0101 111111 111101 101111 0101 110111 1010101 010101 1011 111111 101101 1111001 0101 0111010 0101010 01111 1100 111101 011101 111101 1101 1001011 010111 000101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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