This is an analysis of the poem The Fall Of The Leaf that begins with:

THE LAZY mist hangs from the brow of the hill,
Concealing the course of the dark-winding rill;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd cccc eeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 01011001001 01001001101 11001111001 11001001011 01011001111 110110001001 01111001111 11101011101 11111111101 11001101101 11111001111 11101011011 11011111001 11011011011 10111001011 11001011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words how, what are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Fall Of The Leaf;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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