This is an analysis of the poem Books In Red Binding that begins with:

From heaven of a childhood life
A farewell to me you're sending,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacdbdXeXefXXXabfXcgfXhgXgbhgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 32,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000111 01101110 0101011 01011110 1101101 11110111 110110111 11001001 01010001 11000111 01011011 11010101 01010101 11010101 01010001 10011001 010101010 01111101 0010010101 10010100 10110011 10010101 11010111 10010010 01011100 100100010 110010111 10110101 01011101 110101010 11011101 111101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1089
  • Average number of words per stanza: 202
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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