This is an analysis of the poem Robin Redbreast that begins with:

Good-bye, good-bye to Summer!
For Summer's nearly done; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacdadXEbe XfgfghchXEae cfXfahXhXEae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 110101 0101010 110001 1101110 110101 11010101 010111 101010 1101 101010 0010001 1101110 011101 01110010 111101 0101110 110101 01010101 110101 101010 1101 1100110 110111 01011010 010101 11001110 111101 0101110 0101001 01010111 111101 101010 1101 10101110 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 397
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; robin, autumn are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Robin Redbreast;
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