This is an analysis of the poem Stamp Collector that begins with:

My worldly wealth I hoard in albums three,
My life collection of rare postage stamps;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXbb ccccdd efefaa gfgfff hfhfXf icicbb XjXjaaXcbcbcici
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101110101 1101001101 1101111111 1101110101 1101110001 1101110101 1100110111 1111110011 11001110111 11011101001 1001110111 1101001101 11110111001 1011011111 1101110001 1011100101 1111000111 0101111111 0111110101 0101111101 11001110111 11110111001 1011111011 1111010111 1101001001 0100110111 1011011111 0111001101 1111110110 0101110011 0101110111 1001010111 0101001101 1100110101 0111110101 1100110001 1111011101 11010001001 1001011001 11111111 10011111 1111111111 10111111 10110101 01011101 11010101 10011111 100101010 10010001 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, i, to, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word my is repeated.

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