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

SO oft as I her beauty doe behold,
And therewith doe her cruelty compare:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbXbXbXbXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1111010101 11001010001 1100110101 010110111 1110111101 1101011111 1111011111 11111101010 1101010001 1011011001 10010101001 1101011000 11011100101 0101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 595
  • Average number of words per stanza: 115
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, not, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word not is repeated.

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