This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet 22 that begins with:

XXII
Cyriac, this three years' day these eyes, though clear,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abbaabbacXcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1 1001111111 0101010101 0101110101 1011011101 0111110101 1111011101 0111101101 0111111111 1101011111 01011110100 0100011101 0111010101 0111110111 1011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 320
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • 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.

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

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  • summary of Sonnet 22;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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