This is an analysis of the poem Time Of Clearer Twitterings that begins with:

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Time of crisp and tawny leaves,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbbbbXbXcXddeeff X ddbbggddXbccaaff X hhXiXXeefbeeffcc X aXjjeekkcciibbbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,16,1,16,1,16,1,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1011101 1010101 1010101 1001101 1000101 1110100 1010101 1010100 0011101 0010100 1010101 1100101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1010101 1 1010101 1110011 1001100 0010101 0010101 1011111 0110101 1011111 00101000 1010101 1010101 1011101 10101001 1011111 1011111 1101101 1 1010001 1010101 10111110 0010101 1110011 1110010 1010101 1010101 0011101 1010111 1010101 01100011 1111111 1010101 1010001 1001101 1 1010101 0010100 1010101 1110101 1110111 1011101 1010101 0010101 1011101 1010101 1011101 1110101 1110101 1111101 1110101 0010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • 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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and, in are repeated.

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

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