Autumn by Lydia Huntley Sigourney: poem analysis

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

Tree! why hast thou doffed thy mantle of green
For the gorgeous grab of an Indian queen? ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabb bbccaa bbddbb eeffXX aaggXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111011001 10101011001 00100110101 10101101001 1010110101 0011010101 110110101 110100101 1010111101 11100111111 1010100101 1100100101 11111011001 1110011101 111001001001 11100100101 111011101 001001001001 11110100101 111111101 11101100101 0110110101 1010010111 111100101 0010110101 111011001001 11101011010 0101001010 010100101 1010101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 273
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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