This is an analysis of the poem An Autumn Song that begins with:
Are the leaves falling round about
The churchyard on the hill?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababab cdcdcd efefef X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10110101 011101 001010101 010101 11110111 011101 10110101 1101111 01010111 001101 110010001 110111 01011101 110101 11001101 1010101 11011101 111111 10010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 20
- 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:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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- summary of An Autumn Song;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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