This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xl: On The Low Margin that begins with:
On the low margin of a murm'ring stream,
As rapt in meditation's arms I lay;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacccccX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1011000101 1101000111 1101010101 1101010101 100100101001 101101001 1101011111 1101010101 1001011101 1101010101 1011110101 1001000010101 1101010101 1001111111000
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 627
- Average number of words per stanza: 104
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; now is repeated.
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- summary of Sonnet Xl: On The Low Margin;
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- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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