This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet To The Calbassia-Tree that begins with:

SUBLIME Calbassia! luxuriant tree,
How soft the gloom thy bright-hued foliage throws!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0110001001 1101111101 1011010101 11001010111 1101110101 1111011101 01110011101 1001011101 1111010101 101100010101 1101011111 1101010111 1101110101 0100110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 617
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of Sonnet To The Calbassia-Tree;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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