This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Iv: Lovesight that begins with:
When do I see thee most, beloved one?
When in the light the spirits of mine eyes... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXaabbaccdeed
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1111110101 1001010011 0111110100 0100111111 11001101101 1111000101 11110100101 1111011101 1111011111 10110101101 11001101001 11110111001 0110010101 010110001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 605
- Average number of words per stanza: 113
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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