This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xiv. Addressed To The Same (Haydon) that begins with:

Great spirits now on earth are sojourning;
He of the cloud, the cataract, the lake, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdcdXd
  • 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: 1101111100 1001010001 1110010101 1001001001 10010100001 0101011101 1111001101 0101110100 11010111001 0101000101 1101010101 1101011101 01010 1001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 587
  • Average number of words per stanza: 98
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Sonnet Xiv. Addressed To The Same (Haydon);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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