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

IT may be for the world of weeds and tares
And dearth in Nature of sweet Beauty's rose ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaaaaaXbcdbcd
  • 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: 01010101110 1101001101 1111001101 1001011100 1011110101 11010111001 1111010101 1001010110 1101010101 11010001001 1001011001 010110101 1101001101 1001111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 626
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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  • summary of Sonnet Xiv;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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