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

I know that my profile will be serene
in the north of an unreflecting sky....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXb accb dee dXc XXXX fXXX XXX fXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110001 0010110001 100010110 0101011 1010101010 10100101101 1110010001 1001000101 11110101 010101 100101 100110011 1010011 1011010011 101000101000 1100111000 101101110100 111101100100 10010111110 010011101100 1011100010000 111011010 1111011100 11010011100 1101101100 1110101111010 1011111100 1001100001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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