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

Oh for a poet—for a beacon bright
To rift this changless glimmer of dead gray; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba ccXccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101010101 0101010011 0101010101 1111000101 0111010101 1100010101 1011110101 0100010001 1101010101 11010101010 0101011101 1101111101 0111000101 1100011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 291
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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

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