This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet 02 that begins with:

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Donna leggiadra il cui bel nome honora... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaXXXXaXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 101001111010 1001110111010 1110101010 11101011000 1100101110 0110101010 11111101110 11110110100 101101011010 11010111010 10100110101100 100111110100 1010111110100 110001011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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 02;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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