This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet. Written In Answer To A Sonnet By J. H. Reynolds that begins with:

Blue! 'Tis the life of heaven,--the domain
Of Cynthia,--the wide palace of the sun,--... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaaXaXababcc
  • 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: 1101010001 01000110001 0101001101 0100011111 110101010 1101011100 1111111101 01010111000 1101000101 10010101010 0111011111 010001001110 1110111111 1011110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 616
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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  • idea of the verse;
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