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

What can I give thee back, O liberal
And princely giver, who hast brought the gold... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaXbbabcbcbc
  • 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: 1111111100 1101011101 1100110101 1101011001 1111011110 0101001111 0101111101 1111010111 1111110101 1111110111 0100111111 1101001101 0101110011 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 581
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • 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; and, i, not are repeated.

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

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