This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xxv. By The Same. that begins with:

Just before his Death.
WHY should I wish to hold in this low sphere... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXaXababcacabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10101 1111010011 11110011001 1001010101 01010010100 1111010101 10111110010 00011111001 11010101010 1101111101 0111111101 1111100101 11011010111 1111010101 1111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 310
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to is repeated.

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