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

Blest Spirit of Calm that dwellest in these woods!
Thou art a part of that serene repose... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXabcdbdcceec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11001110011 1101010101 110010001000 01111011001 0111111001 1111010101 1100011101 01010101001 1111010101 0101110001 10110011101 1101100101 1100111001 111111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 627
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; of, that, have, to, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word of is repeated.

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

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