This is an analysis of the poem Not Yet that begins with:

Not yet from the yellow west,
Fade, light of the autumn day; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXc dcdcefeXaaaacfc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101 1100101 1111001 1101 1110111 1010111 0101 1100111 1100111 111101 0101 1111111 11101001 11001 1111111 1111111 1101101 11011 1011111 1011111 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Not Yet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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