This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet 01 that begins with:

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O Nightingale, that on yon bloomy Spray... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a abbaabbacXcaca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 1100111101 111110111 1011010111 101010110101 1101110101 1101010101 01010110100 111100100111 1101101101 01110010111 1101011111 1101111101 1001111101 1011101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 325
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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.

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  • summary of Sonnet 01;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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