This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Ii. that begins with:

PARTED by time and space for many a year,
Yet ever longing, hoping for a day... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdecde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10111111001 1101010101 1101010111 1111111101 10110011101 1111110101 1101111101 0101010001 1101111111 0110110111 11010101011 1011011001 01111111001 1100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 603
  • Average number of words per stanza: 120
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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