This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet that begins with:

It's little I can tell o' classic things,
Homer an Dante strangers are to me,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaXXaXXXXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101111101 1011010101 11111101001 0111111111 1010110111 1011101001 1101010101 1101011101 1101111111 1001110111 0111101111 1111111110 11110011101 1111010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 574
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

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  • summary of Sonnet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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