This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xxxv: The Lamp's Shrine that begins with:

Sometimes I fain would find in thee some fault,
That I might love thee still in spite of it:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaaaabaabcc
  • 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: 0111110111 1111110100 1111110111 1011111101 0111111111 10011100101 1111111100 11001000101 1011011111 1101010111 0101010011 0111010101 1101001110 1111011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 614
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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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