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

Supposed to have been written in America.
ILL-omen'd bird! whose cries portentous float... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X ababcdcdaXaXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 010101000100 11001110101 10101000101 11010011101 1101010101 10001010001 0110010001 1011010001 1101000101 10111110101 11010101001 10110010101 1101010111 11010100101 100110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 318
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

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

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