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

Father, part of his double interest
Unto thy kingdome, thy Sonne gives to mee, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXaabXaacacdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1010010100 1011011101 01000110 11011010110 0111010111 1001010111 111110010 001110111001 1111111101 1001110101 1111101110 0110111101 1101011101 0111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 629
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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.

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

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