This is an analysis of the poem The End Of The Book that begins with:

My work is finished that has been to me
My only solace for this many a day. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaaabacdcddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101011001 11010101001 1100010100 1101011101 0100111111 1100010010 0101110100 1101101101 1101000101 1111100101 1111010111 1011000101 1111011101 11111100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 630
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The End Of The Book;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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