This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Lix: As Love And I that begins with:

As Love and I, late harbor'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain: ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabXbXXXXacc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111110011 0101110101 101101101101 10111010101 101011101011 10101110101110 100010100101 101010111001010 100011100111010 1110101001100 11111101100 1011011010101 11010111010 11111101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 777
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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