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

HEY say to me, thy clear and crystal eyes:
'Why dost thou love me so, strange lover mine?'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX bcbc deeXded
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101111101 11111111010 0101111101 1110111101 1011010011 0111110101 1111011101 1011010111 1111010001 11110010101 1111010101 1101011101 1111011101 1111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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; his is repeated.

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