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

O hushed October morning mild,
Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbabbcAcdacedeffcbffb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11110001 01110001 1101 01010101 01111111 11010101 010100011 10110111 110101001 01100111 01111101 11010101 10111101 01010101 01010100 11 101010001 11000101101 11011101 101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 709
  • Average number of words per stanza: 128
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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