This is an analysis of the poem Lines Written In The Fannie Farmer Cookbook that begins with:

[Given to Frank Bidart]
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabbccddbb XX ed eebX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110 11010111 11001101 01111101 1101010001 10011111 01010011 10010101 010010111 11110001 11110101 0100 101 1001 1001 1101100010 110101010 11110111 1001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Lines Written In The Fannie Farmer Cookbook;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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