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

Alas! with swift and silent pace,
Impatient time rolls on the year;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cece fbfb gcgc ecec bfbf ghgh ijij hchcXdidi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01011101 01011101 01011101 11011101 101110111 11010101 0100011101 11011001 01011111 110010101 11010101 11010101 01110101 11011111 11011101 11110101 11110111 01011111 11011101 1110101 00010111 11111101 011100101 01000111 11110101 01010101 010100101 11010101 11011101 011100101 11010101 110111101 11011101 0110010010 01010101 011101010 11010101 01011101 01011001 01011111 11010111 010100101 11001111 110010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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.

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

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

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

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