This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet: When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be that begins with:
When I have fears that I may cease to be
Before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: XaXabbbbcdcdee
- 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: 1111111100 0111111101 011110100 1111001101 1101010111 1101000101 1111110101 1110010101 11111100110 1111010111 10110001010 0100011101 0011110111 1111010011
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 598
- Average number of words per stanza: 112
- 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 punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Sonnet: When I Have Fears That I May Cease To Be;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
