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

Lyke as a huntsman after weary chace,
Seeing the game from him escapt away:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXXbcXXcXXX
  • 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: 1101010101 1001011001 1101101101 010101011 1101011110 1111010110 0101100111 1001011011 1101010101 11011100101 11010111001 10011111001 1111010111 1101001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 613
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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 Lxvii;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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