Analysis of Autumn
William Morris 1834 (Walthamstow) – 1896 (London)
Laden Autumn here I stand
Worn of heart, and weak of hand:
Nought but rest seems good to me,
Speak the word that sets me free.
| Scheme | AABB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Balliol rhyme Quatrain Tanaga |
| Metre | 1010111 1110111 1111111 1011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 131 |
| Words | 28 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 24, 2023
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