This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xxxv: What Means The Mist that begins with:
What means the mist opaque that veils these eyes;
Why does yon threat'ning tempest shroud the day?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaabbaXcXccc
- 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: 1101011111 1111010101 1111010101 1111010101 1010111011 1111000111 1101011101 101110101 10001100111110 1101011101 1010011110010 1101111101 0101111101 0111010101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 649
- Average number of words per stanza: 108
- 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 is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word why is repeated.
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