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

MOre then most faire, full of the liuing fire,
Kindled aboue vnto the maker neere:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbcbcdedeaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111100110 10110101 1111001110010 1001110101 1111111101 1101010101 11010111001 01010110101 1111110101 1111111101 1101110001 111111111 1001111110 1011110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 650
  • Average number of words per stanza: 121
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.

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

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