This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet 30 - I See Thine Image Through My Tears To-Night that begins with:

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I see thine image through my tears to-night,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abbaabbacdcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 1111011101 1101111101 010100000001 1111110101 0101011101 1111011001 10101111111 01010111101 11001010101 01011110111 0101111101 10101010101 1111011101 111110000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 306
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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.

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