This is an analysis of the poem Sonnets 11: As To Some Lovely Temple, Tenantless that begins with:

As to some lovely temple, tenantless
Long since, that once was sweet with shivering brass,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaaaaXabcdbdc
  • 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: 1011010100 11111101001 10101010101 1101011011 0111011100 0100011111 10110101110 1001010101 1101010001 1101010101 11111101101 1111011111 1111011111 10110010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 605
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Sonnets 11: As To Some Lovely Temple, Tenantless;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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