This is an analysis of the poem To Whom It May Concern that begins with:

In Autumn,
as in Spring,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddEEdd fghijkcbfilhXckedbh imdfaiXlcc Xfmf fgkcXjckXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,19,10,4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 1001 011 011001 0111 01010 01010 101 00100101 1101 101 10101 00 1100 1011 0101 111101 1011 10110 001 1111 11 1101 11010 10010 10 010 01001 11 11 1 11 110 00101 101000 01 11 010 1111 1001 1101 01 111 110 011 1101 1 0110 01 001 100 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 13 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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 To Whom It May Concern;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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