This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xxxiv. Life And Death. 6. that begins with:
So, heralded by Reason, Faith may tread
The darkened vale, the dolorous paths of night,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaabbaaaaaaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1100110111 01010100101 0011011111 1001011001 1001000101 1111111101 10110010011 1010111111 11111101010 0111011101 11010111010 1001010001 10010111010 1101001111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 635
- Average number of words per stanza: 116
- 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:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
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More information about poems by Christopher Pearse Cranch
- Analysis of Sonnet Xxxix. Bayard Taylor.
- Analysis of Sonnet Xxxv. Life And Death. 7.
- Analysis of Sonnet Xxxvi. Life And Death. 8.