This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xlvi: Parted Love that begins with:

What shall be said of this embattled day
And armèd occupation of this night... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbabcXbbc
  • 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: 1101000101 111010001 1111010111 1101011101 01110101111 11001011101 11010100111 01010100101 11110111001 0101011111 110001001000 10110011101 1010010011 11111111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 622
  • Average number of words per stanza: 109
  • 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.

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