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

RVdely thou wrongest my deare harts desire,
In finding fault with her too portly pride:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXXabaaXaXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10110111010 0101001101 0111110001 000110110 10110100110 1011101010 1011111011 11011110110 11011100010 11010010001 101100101010 101001100 1100011101 0111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 622
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • 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.

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