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

MY loue is lyke to yse, and I to fyre;
how comes it then that this her cold so great... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXababbXbXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101011101 1101100111 01100111110 11010011010 1110110101 0110101101 1111110101 1111010101 1101001101 11011111101 11101001001 110111001 1001010101 1011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 596
  • Average number of words per stanza: 115
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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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