This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet 10 that begins with:

I have sought Happiness, but it has been
A lovely rainbow, baffling all pursuit, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbabccbXddXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111001010 01011100101 1101010101 1101011101 0101010001 01001110101 1101010111 1111010010 1111110111 00110101101 1011011101 100010100100 1101010101 0101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 601
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • 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 10;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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