This is an analysis of the poem Why Aren'T We Sharing Fall that begins with:

As the leaves on trees
Began to remind...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcddefXg ddcahbch bhibafaj BgiBji IJjXf IJcX ehh iXjd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,8,6,5,4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 01001 1010010 1101 1111 01011 10110110 10110101 01011101 1011 11011 101010 00111 01101011 010010011 11001101010 11101101 111111010 0101010101 10100 1101 01010100 1010 110010110 111111110011 11 11101101100 011 11 111110011101 111100 11 1111 0101110111 1011 1101101010 11 1111 00101110 11110111 111 111001111111 11111000010 11111101010 101 11111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

    The author used the same words as, i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Why Aren'T We Sharing Fall;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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