This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xxviii. To Friendship that begins with:

THOU! whose name too often is profaned;
Whose charms celestial, few have hearts to feel;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacdcdXedbed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1111100100 1101011101 0101011101 0111011101 10111111001 1111011001 11001010101 1101100101 1111010101 01010010001 1101100101 1111011101 1101010001 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 635
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; to is repeated.

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

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