This is an analysis of the poem The Idler’s Calendar. Twelve Sonnets For The Months. November that begins with:

ACROSS COUNTRY
November's here. Once more the pink we don,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXabXaba bcbXdcdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0110 0101110111 1111110100 1101010111 0111010101 0101110110 1101010001 11111100101 1101110111 1111110111 1101011111 1100110101 1111011100 1111011101 1001110001 0111011101 1101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 The Idler’s Calendar. Twelve Sonnets For The Months. November;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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