This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet: On The Death Of Prince Henry that begins with:

Methought his royal person did foretell
A kingly stateliness, from all pride clear;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdacacee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1001010001 01010000111 010101001 1101110101 11110100011 10100010001 0101010001 0101111111 1111010111 11010111001 1010010001 11010101001 1101111101 00101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 585
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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; to, his are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, his are repeated.

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