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

Lyke as a ship that through the Ocean wyde,
by conduct of some star doth make her way.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaaXaXbXbXXX
  • 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: 1101110101 1100111101 1001110101 1001110101 1111110011 1001010010 1101010101 1101010111 1111110101 110011011 0101111111 0101011101 11110100100 0101011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 593
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • 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; her, my are repeated.

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