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

TO TAGLIONI.
SPIRIT of Grace, whose airy footsteps fall ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ababcdcdebeXff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 0100 1001110111 1101010110 1101011101 1101000101 01110001010 0111010101 011101010010 0111000101 100110101010 1001010101 10111101010 1001001101 1101010111 111101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 325
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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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