This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet X that begins with:
VNrighteous Lord of loue what law is this,
That me thou makest thus tormented be:... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXaababbXbXcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 101011100 1111011100 0111000101 0010101111 1101001101 0110010111 110111011 110011101 1011110101 1111011110 1011100101 1101011101 1111100101 11111111101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 616
- Average number of words per stanza: 117
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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 X;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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