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

The long cloud edged with streaming grey
Soars from the West;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeff dfdfbb gbgbhh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101 1001 01110001 1001 01010101 1001011001 11010101 1101 01100101 1001 010101001 1100010101 11010011 1011 01011101 1101 10010001 1111010001 10110111 0011 01010101 11001 10110101 1111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Autumn Even-Song;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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