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

Here where no tree changes,
Here in a prison of pine, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab ab aX Xa cX cb dd Xd Xe be Xb Xb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 1001001 1111010 010101 1101011 011111 11010010 110101 1101110 011100 1101010 101101 0101110 10111 01110100 110101 1101010 100101 1001010 110111 0101010 110101 0100110 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 56
  • Average number of words per stanza: 10
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Autumn In Prison;
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