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

SWeet warriour when shall I haue peace with you?
High time it is, this warre now ended were:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabXXbccXcXdd
  • 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: 1101111101 1100011100 1111010101 11101010101 11110111110 1100111101 101111101 01010011111 11110011111 11010111010 111110101 0101111101 1111111101 1111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 622
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; my is repeated.

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