This is an analysis of the poem November Evening that begins with:

Come, for the dusk is our own; let us fare forth together,
With a quiet delight in our hearts for the ripe, still, autumn weather,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb cccc cccc aacc ddcc eecc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111111010 00100101110111010 1010101111001011 1001111101111 10010111011110 1011101011110 10100110001001010 1011101010110010 101100110110010 100101110111010 101000110010010 1001011010110110 1001111101110110 1101101011010010 1110101110010110 101111010010010 10000111101010 10000100001010 0101111001110 1001011010011110 1001111001110 010010010101010 100100110010110 1100100110100100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 250
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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