This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet On An Old Book With Uncut Leaves that begins with:

Emblem of blasted hope and lost desire,
No finger ever traced thy yellow page...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbX cdcdee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10010111010 1101011101 1111110101 01111111010 111101010010 1101110001 1011010001 1101010001 11001010111 1101010111 1111110101 1101110111 1011110100 1001000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 298
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Sonnet On An Old Book With Uncut Leaves;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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