This is an analysis of the poem Autumnal Homecoming that begins with:

Memory, buried hope
Is preserved by this brown timber,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X a b X c X c X X aXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 00110110 101100 10110110 010100100 100110 1110111 10100 110110 110 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 23
  • Average number of words per stanza: 4
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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 Autumnal Homecoming;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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