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

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Sure Lord, there is enough in thee to dry ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcdcefefcaacbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 1110010101 1001110100 1001111100 1101111101 1001000101 1011011101 0101000101 1111011101 1101010111 11001111101 0111111101 1001111101 0011111101 0101000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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, to are repeated.

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

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