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

Do not reproach me, Ladies, if I've loved
And felt a thousand torches burn my veins,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc eef gfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101110011 1101010111 0101010101 1111010101 1101110111 0101011100 1111110001 1111010001 11010001110 100100011010 1011111010 1011010111 1001011010 1111100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; thousand is repeated.

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

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