This is an analysis of the poem The Exam that begins with:

It is mid-October. The trees are in
their autumnal glory (red, yellow-green,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bX bX cd XX XcXda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 0010100110 1010101101 1011011110 1011101010 0101010111 1111010101 1101011110 0110001011 0010001010 1110001000 111010111 1001111100 1111001111 0100011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 83
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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