This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xlii: Oh! Canst Thou Bear that begins with:
Oh! can'st thou bear to see this faded frame,
Deform'd and mangled by the rocky deep?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaabbacdXdcX
- 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: 1111010101 0111010101 1101011001 1101011101 11001110101 0101110111 1101010111 1101010101 1001011101 0111010111 01111111010 0111010101 0101001111 101010101010
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 636
- Average number of words per stanza: 113
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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; and, if are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words if, to are repeated.
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