This is an analysis of the poem To My Book that begins with:

It will be looked for, book, when some but see
 Thy title, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXabXccddeeffXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 0001111111 110 100 1101 1101010101 1111011110 01010011111 1101110111 0111011101 1111010111 1111000111 1001000101 1101011101 0101110111 1101001100 1101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 618
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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