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

THE SUN sets out the autumn crocuses
And fills them up a pouring measure ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaX bbbb cddc effe ghhg eXee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111010100 110101010 010101110 1111100 1110001101 11011101 01000101 110111 0101011111 010100101 11110111 0110111 10011101011 110100101 10010101 1001001 1101010111 110111101 01011101 111101 100111001001 0101101 0011110 1100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 975
  • Average number of words per stanza: 168
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

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