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

All the words that I utter,
And all the words that I write,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011110 1101111 11111100 1101011 111111110 1101001 011010110 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 273
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Where My Books Go;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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