This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet V. To The South Downs that begins with:

AH! hills beloved!--where once, a happy child,
Your beechen shades, 'your turf, your flowers among,'... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbcbcdcdcbb
  • 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: 11010110101 11011111010 1111100101 1111001101 110101111001 1111001101 1111010101 1101010111 1110000101 1001110111 111110101 01010100011 11111011101 11010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 617
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your, to, you are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Sonnet V. To The South Downs;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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