Sonnet- To Zante by Edgar Allan Poe: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet- To Zante that begins with:

Fair isle, that from the fairest of all flowers,
Thy gentlest of all gentle names dost take!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccacdedeXX
  • 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: 11100100110 11000110111 1101000110010 1101111101 1101010101 110101011 11010001010 1111011101 1101110011 0101111111 1100111001 11111100101 110011101 100010111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 675
  • Average number of words per stanza: 102
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, how, many, no, more, thy are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words how, no are repeated.

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