This is an analysis of the poem Two Sonnets that begins with:

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Just as I wonder at the twofold screen ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abbaabba cdacda X eddeebbe baaXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,6,1,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 1111010111 0101001111 1111000001 0100010110 1111011111 0111110100 0101010001 01110010001 1111110101 1100011011 0110010101 110101001 1100011001 0101001101 1 1001111101 0100010001 0100011001 1101100001 11001011101 1101011011 0100101101 1101010111 110111011 0100010001 0111011111 1111001101 1111110101 0101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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