This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet 04 that begins with:
They dub thee idler, smiling sneeringly,
And why? because, forsooth, so many moons,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabaaXacbcdcdc
- 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: 11110010100 1101101101 11010101001 1111110101 0111001101 0110110111 10101010101 11010101001 1111010101 01010100111 1110110100 0111110101 1111111100 011110001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 607
- Average number of words per stanza: 106
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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- summary of Sonnet 04;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by Henry Timrod
- Analysis of Song Composed For Washington's Birthday
- Analysis of Sonnet 01
- Analysis of Pr |aeceptor Amat
