This is an analysis of the poem O, Sweet Sometime that begins with:

O, sweet Sometime, the gardens bloom the while
I wait ; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbCdXdXdCaaXacdeeXeeCfffcgggc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 31,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010101 11 110101010111 001101110011 1111 110100010001 110101010 1001 11110010111 01 1111 110101011101 010011010001 110100101010 1 11111111 0101111111 01 1100111001010 1 101101111 111 1111 110101111111 010100010111 010101111101 01011111 110100110001 110001001111 010001011101 01011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 194
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words o, the are repeated.

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  • summary of O, Sweet Sometime;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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