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

As a harvester, at dusk,
Faring down some woody trail... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXXbccddeec ffghhffgbbg iigccgggbgbffcc hffhffgjjgffgkfflkbblgg mmkkmdknknccdmmd nnefefooppbbflfplpfpbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,11,15,23,16,22,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010011 1011101 1010101 0110110 1011111 1110111 1011101 1101101 1010101 1010101 1010111 1010101 1111101 1110101 1110111 1111111 1010001 1010101 10101001 1110101 1010111 1011111 1011101 1010111 1010001 1010111 1010101 1010101 10010101 1011101 0010101 1011111 1111101 0010100 1011101 0010101 1011101 1010101 1010101 1010001 1010101 1010101 1011101 10010111 1000101 1010101 0010111 1010101 1010001 1010101 1011100 1000101 1010001 0010101 1011101 0010101 1010101 1001111 1010100 1110101 1010111 1000101 1010111 0010101 10100001 0010101 0010101 0011001 1000101 0011101 0010100 0011101 1010101 1011111 10010101 1010101 1011101 1010101 1110101 100111 1010101 1010101 1111001 1110001 1010101 0111101 1010101 1010111 0011101 1001100 1011101 1011101 0010011 1011101 1111101 1010101 1011101 1001101 1010101 1011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 498
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 100
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; and, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words singing, of are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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