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

Written at the same place, on seeing a Seaman return
who had been imprisoned at Rochfort. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaabcdcdaccaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10101111001001 110010110 11110100101 1011110101 1101011111 0110110101 0101010101 0101010001 1101010101 11000010111 0101111101 0101010101 11001110101 01111000001 1111110101 1111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 710
  • Average number of words per stanza: 121
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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.

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

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