This is an analysis of Autumnal by Clark Ashton Smith.

In all the pleasances where Love was lord,
Blossom the mournful immortelles alone;…

Browse poems by Clark Ashton Smith

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abba acca XXXX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 0101001111 10010100001 0101010111 0101010101 0101010101 1001010101 0111000101 0101000101 1011010100 0101110110 1111110101 01000110100
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12