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

TO MISS AUGUSTA COWELL.
[To whom I owe the popularity of some of my favourite ballads.] ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa ababcdcdebebff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010 0111010100010110010 111101101001 1001010101 1001000101 0111110111 11111001001 1101010111 1111001101 10101001111 11110011110 10010001101 10110111010 11010010101 0100110101 1001010110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 368
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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.

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

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

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