This is an analysis of the poem Two Sonnets On Fame that begins with:

I.
Fame, like a wayward girl, will still be coy... 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: aababbcdceXeXff XX ghgXijijchcddX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,2,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 1101010101 0111001101 1101001101 11001010111 1001001101 11110010010 0111110101 11110011010 0101001101 1001010100 1111010111 11010010111 1111001101 1011010101 1 110111110100 1100011101 01010101001 1101010011 1101100100 0010011101 1011100101 1001101001 1100110101 10110101010 1101110101 10111101010 010111101 1111100111 1001010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 419
  • Average number of words per stanza: 81
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; her is repeated.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Two Sonnets On Fame;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by John Keats