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

The Autumn is old,
The sere leaves are flying;— ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbXbabbXbXbbXbabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 011110 111011 111010 110110 01001 010010 11111 1110110 111010 01001 1010010 01111 1011110 110110 01011 011010 11111 110110 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 520
  • Average number of words per stanza: 94
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of Autumn Iii;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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