This is an analysis of Autumn by Christopher John Brennan.

Autumn: the year breathes dully towards its death,
beside its dying sacrificial fire;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaXccddefcXeafa
  • Stanza lengths: 17,
  • Metre: 10011100101 01010101010 01110101010 0101010101 1101010100 01000100001 01011101101 1001010001 1111110111 11001100100 11000100101 1101111111 10001011001 11001110101 1111110101 100101000101 11000100011
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 17

Anaphora

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