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

I Saw old Autumn in the misty morn
Stand shadowless like Silence, listening ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaacca adadefeXf cfcXcgegehiih jajfaffaaaahXcece Xkjkkgcggccklkl
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,13,17,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111000101 1100110100 0101110111 0001010101 1101110101 1001011101 0101001111 1001010101 1101010001 1001011001 1111010111 11010011001 1101010101 1101100101 1111 100110 1101011101 1101010001 10110011010 1011110101 1101001001 001101 1001010011 01010111001 10101110101 10011010111 100110100 1001010111 1100110101 0011010100 0101100101 0111110011 110111 0101001101 0101110101 1101010101 110101 0101011001 0101 010101 1111010111 0011101100 1101011100 101100011 00110100101 1011010101 0011010101 111100101000 1001011001 11010001010 0101010101 1001010101 0101010101 1001010001 0101011111 0101100101 0101110001 1001010011 0101010111 0101010101 0101110001 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2699
  • Average number of words per stanza: 439
  • Amount of lines: 66
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; of, enough are repeated.

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

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

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

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