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

In the high woods that crest our hills,
Upon a steep, rough slope of forest ground,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcca adedffafggegfahhbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,19,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 00111111 0101110101 11101110111 00101010111 110111 1011001101 10010111 11010110101 10111001001 1101010111 1001111101 0101110111 1101010111 1110111111 0111110011 0011010111 110001101 111111 1100011101 10010101 1101110111 111111001 10110001101 111101 11010111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 524
  • Average number of words per stanza: 94
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; and is repeated.

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

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