This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Vi. To Hope that begins with:
OH, Hope! thou soother sweet of human woes.
How shall I lure thee to my haunts forlorn?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababXcXcbcbXcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
- Metre: 1111010101 1111101101 1111010101 1111010101 1111011101 10110110101 1001111101 01010011011 0101010011 1101010101 10101110101 11010101110 111100100111 1101111111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 633
- Average number of words per stanza: 119
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
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; and is repeated.
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More information about poems by Charlotte Smith
- Analysis of Sonnet Xlix. From The Novel Of Celestina
- Analysis of Sonnet Xxiii. By The Same. To The North Star.
- Analysis of Sonnet Xxxvii.