This is an analysis of the poem Quia Nominor Leo: Sonnets that begins with:

I.
WHAT part is left thee, lion? Ravenous beast,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XabbaaXbaccdeed X fggffggfcchiih
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 11011101001 1101110111 1100110101 01000100101 0101010101 01001010110 1101110001 11011010001 1111110111 1111011111 11111100101 10101011101 1111110111 1101010101 1 0101110011 110101111010 11110101010 1011111011 11111101111 100100110010 11011101110 1101000101 0100110101 1101010111 0111111111 1111111111 1111011101 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 431
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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, and, thy, s are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word thou is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Quia Nominor Leo: Sonnets;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Algernon Charles Swinburne