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

I live, I burn, I drown and I die
I endure at once chill and cold;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba acca deeXdee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 111111111 10111111 101111101 1110111111 10011110111 1101011011 0101011101 10011110001 1110100100 111111011 011000101 111100100 1110110101 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; i, and are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word again at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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