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

LEaue lady, in your glasse of christall clene,
Your goodly selfe for euermore to vew:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaabaXXXXXbb
  • 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: 1100110101 110111001 1011110111 1101011101 0111110011 111010101 01010011001 11011001000 1001111100 010111000 0101001100 1011010110 1011011101 101111110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 590
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • 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.

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

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

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

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