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

AFter long stormes and tempests sad assay,
Which hardly I endured heretofore:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaaXaXXXXXXX
  • 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: 1011110110 110101101 0101110001 011101111 1111100101 011111101 1101001101 011111001 110111111 0101001101 110110001 01001101110 11011000100 11001111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 587
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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