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

THe doubt which ye misdeeme, fayre loue, is vaine
That fondly feare to loose your liberty,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaabXbbcbcXX
  • 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: 0111101101 1101011100 1101110011 1111110111 1001011111 0110110101 0101101100 01011101101 1111101101 0110110111 110111000 10011011101 1111010101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 643
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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.

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

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