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

IT's all a farce, — these tales they tell
About the breezes sighing,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdebebcfcfgXgheieiXXjjhkhkjijilblb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 40,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011111 0101010 111010111 0101010 11001101 1111110 11010111 0101010 01011111 0100010 11010111 0101010 11011101 0101110 110010101 0101010 01110101 1100110 11110101 1111010 01011101 0101110 11010101 010010010 0101101 11001010 01110101 1101010 01011101 0101010 11011101 0101010 11010101 0101010 01011101 1111110 10011001 0101010 110000101 1100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1305
  • Average number of words per stanza: 235
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it is repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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