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

He that's ungrateful, has no guilt but one;
All other crimes may pass for virtues in him.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXX abab ccaa XdXdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101011111 11011111001 1 1111100101 01010000011 0101010101 0101110101 1101011101 1100110011 0101010001 1111110101 10101010101 1001101101 1011111101 1111110101 11100001101 1110011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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 To Ingratitude;
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