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

Thou comest not in sober guise,
In mellow cloak of russet clad—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXacXdedefefXfbfb bfbghahacaca afXgieiejhjhafaf kbkbhfhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,12,16,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 01010101 11110101 11010111 11110010 01010101 11010100 11010100 11100101 11010001 10110111 011011101 110100101 11111101 11011101 0101110010 01110101 01010101 11110101 11110101 10010101 01010111 11010101 01010100 01010101 10010101 01011101 01010101 11011101 111101010 01010101 010111010 1101110111 0111110101 11110110111 0111101100 11011100101 1011011101 0101111101 0101010011 10101010101 1101010101 111110101 0101100101 1111110101 0101101111 1101010101 1101011111 1100110011 0101010101 1011011001 0101110101 1111010101 1101011001 0111010101 1011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 540
  • Average number of words per stanza: 94
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, thy are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and 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.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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