This is an analysis of the poem The Sonnet that begins with:

PURE form, that like some chalice of old time
Contain'st the liquid of the poet's thought ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaabXacdcdcd
  • 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: 1111110011 1001000101 0111010110 0101010001 110110100101 11111100011 01110100110 0001111101 0101010101 0111010101 0101010101 0111010111 1100111111 0100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 611
  • Average number of words per stanza: 103
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word because is repeated.

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  • summary of The Sonnet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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