This is an analysis of the poem Picture Books that begins with:

I HOLD the finest picture-books
Are woods an' fields an' runnin' brooks;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd eeffggcc hhiiccaa ffggjjbb kkbbddiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11111101 11011111 01010101 01010101 11011101 11010111 010100101 01011101 011101001 11010101 11011101 11011111 11011101 01010101 11011101 11110101 110010101 01011111 11000101 01010101 01000101 11011101 01011011 11011101 01010101 01011101 11010101 10010111 11011111 11010111 01001001 10110111 01010101 11000101 010111001 11011101 10011111 11010011 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 273
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; an' is repeated.

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  • summary of Picture Books;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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