This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet I, Written At Cliefden Spring that begins with:

Majestic Thames, whose ample current flows,
The wood reflecting in its silver tide,... 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: 0101110101 0101000101 1100011111 10011010101 1111110101 11110101001 1101010101 1011111101 11001110101 11110101001 1101011001 11010100101 1101010111 11010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 616
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Sonnet I, Written At Cliefden Spring;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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