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

As the lone, frighted user of a night-road
Suddenly turns round, nothing to detect,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdbebeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 10110100011 1001110001 1101110101 0111011101 1011010111 0101010101 1111011011 11010010100 1101011101 1101011101 1111001111 01110010001 11110100100 10110010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 597
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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