This is an analysis of the poem The Bible Is An Antique Volume that begins with:

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The Bible is an antique Volume—... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 01001011000 101101 10010010100 1000000 100101000 1001000 10011000 1001000 100010100 101100 111000011010000 10111000 11010100100 1011100 101010000 001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 The Bible Is An Antique Volume;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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