This is an analysis of the poem The Opal Month that begins with:

Now cometh October--a nut-brown maid,
Who in robes of crimson and gold arrayed...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccd eedffb cccggc Xfhffh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100100111 1010101101 1100111 1011110101 0111001101 1100001 1001001001 1110101101 1110101 1111110101 1110010101 0010101 010111001 0101111101 0010101 1011100101 1111111111 0101011 0110100101 001100101 11110001 111111111 1111011101 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; of, she, and, her are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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