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

I sought among the drifting leaves,
The golden leaves that once were green, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb Xded ceee beXe Xaaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010101 01011101 01010101 110101 110101001 11010101 01110101 111101 01110101 11010101 01111101 011111 11110111 11010101 01111100 110101 11010111 11010101 11111101 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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.

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