This is an analysis of the poem Tallow Lamp that begins with:

The monks with hairy fingers opened the book: September.
Now Jason pelts with snow the newly sprouting grain....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXbXXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01010101001010 110101010101 0101101001111101 011010100101101 1111111011001 01010100101010 10111011 10111 01110011101110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Tallow Lamp;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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