This is an analysis of the poem My Hundred Books that begins with:

A thousand books my library
Contains;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcbc bdbdXeXe fdfdaeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011110 01 11110101 01 11111101 11 11010001 11 01011001 11 01010101 11 11010111 01 01000100 11 11110111 01 11010001 01 11110101 01 01110101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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 My Hundred Books;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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