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

SO oft as homeward I from her depart,
I goe lyke one that hauing lost the field:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXXXXXbXbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111010001 111111101 0100101011 1001111101 11111101001 0101010101 0100110110 1001010010 1111011101 1010111101 1101110110 0111011011 1101001101 1001011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 573
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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