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

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The shivering wind sits in the oaks, whose limbs,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabbaabbacdaada X aaXacaaabadbad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 01001100111 1011010111 1101100111 0101110101 0101110001 0100011101 1101010101 1101001111 1101010001 1101010101 01001011101 0101010001 1101010111 1001100001 1 1001000101 0101110101 0101010100 1111010001 1101010101 0101110111 01110001111 1001010101 0101010101 1111100101 0101100101 1101011111 0011000010001 1001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 406
  • Average number of words per stanza: 72
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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