Analysis of Autumn



Sun hung low
In empty sky
Burnished leaves
Red, Amber, Gold
Bright hues the autumn may belie
Still my eyes behold
Crunching leaves on Halloween
To slush on Xmas day
December is the go between
Winter's on its way!


Scheme ABCDBDEFEF
Poetic Form Tetractys  (60%)
Metre 111 0101 101 1101 11010101 11101 101101 11111 01010101 10111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 212
Words 39
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 170
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Written on January 10, 2023

Submitted by Viceversa on January 10, 2023

Modified by Viceversa on January 10, 2023

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