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

A splendor, flamelike, born to be pursued,
With palms extent for amorous charity ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaabXabbccbb
  • 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: 01010010001 01011100100 1111011111 0101000111 1101010101 01010010111 1101010100 01010100101 0101010101 11010111001 1101111100 0101001101 1111011101 11110100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 598
  • Average number of words per stanza: 99
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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 Sonnet X;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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