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

Indefinite space, which, by co-substance night,
In one black mystery two void mysteries blends;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbXbacbcbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01001111101 011100111001 0111010001 01110010101 01011111010 01010101001 111110101010 0101110101 1111011111 0100111001 1010110111 11010011001 010110101 0101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 631
  • Average number of words per stanza: 107
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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.

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

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

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

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