This is an analysis of the poem Procession Of All Souls that begins with:

Gnarled and blessed
be the hour of autumn...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcd Xdaddeb eXcbdbd XXdeeXdeddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,7,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 0010010 11011 0011110 0101010 0001001 0101 1111 11001 1111 111 1011011 10011 11101 11101 110010 10101 1001100 01110101 10101 110101 011001 0100101 010101 11111 101111 1011001 01111 1111110 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word dies is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Procession Of All Souls;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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