This is an analysis of the poem A Wreath Of Sonnets (3/14) that begins with:

Since from my heart's deep roots have sprung these lays,
A heart not to be silenced any more; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba abba cbbXcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1011111111 0110010101 1111011101 110100111 1111011101 0100011101 0101111111 0101010101 1100011111 1111111111 1101111111 1111110101 1101010111 1111000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; he, his, my are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word my at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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