This is an analysis of the poem Sunny Afternoon that begins with:

A branch rocks me in the deep blue.
In the frolicking, autumnal leaf-tangle...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X a b X c X c X c a XXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110011 00100010110 11001010110 11110011 11100110 1111110010 1101011 100011 0110010 11001100010110 1010011 1011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 35
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; in, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Sunny Afternoon;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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