This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xliii that begins with:
The candor of the gods is in thy gaze,
The strength of Diane in thy virgin hand,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaabba cdXcdc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 0100010011 0100101101 0101010101 1101000101 1011011011 1101010101 1111000101 0111110111 1110010101 11010001010 1001010100 1111110111 01010001010 1011010101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 288
- Average number of words per stanza: 54
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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