This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xlix. From The Novel Of Celestina that begins with:

Supposed to have been written in a church-yard, over
the grave of a young woman of nineteen. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXabXXabbcXcdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010001110 0100110011 111110101 01010101001 1111110101 1111110001 1101110110 1111010010 1111110101 100010111111 1101011101 11001011101 0111110110 1101010101 11111101001 1111000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 707
  • Average number of words per stanza: 126
  • 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.

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

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

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