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

THE FORNARINA.
AND bless'd was she thou lovedst, for whose sake ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ababcXcbdedeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 01000 1111110111 1101010001 0101110101 0111110111 1001011011 110101110010 1111000111 1101001101 0101010101 1101010101 1111011101 1001010111 1110011101 101111111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 328
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; her is repeated.

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

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