Analysis of Comes Red October



Now red October, blazing in the sun,
Must end the warm, sweet summer of the heart.
The visit of the birds and blooms is done,
Display their autumn wares before they part.
Now listen, there's a robin that I heard
When May was blushing flowers and the bend
Of leafy branches covered nest and bird
Who sung the summer in and till its end.
Just take a look once more before the night;
See how the hillsides darken from the frost,
How fades the greenery of summer's light.
The beauty only altered, never lost.
 And love of life amidst November rain
 Will make the summer come again and reign.


Scheme ABABCDCDEFEFGG
Poetic Form Shakespearean sonnet 
Metre 1101010001 1101110101 0101010111 0111010111 1101010111 1111010001 1101010101 1101000111 1101110101 110110101 1101001101 0101010101 0111010101 1101010101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 574
Words 109
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 461
Words per stanza (avg) 109
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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