This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Lxii: When First I Ended that begins with:

When first I ended, then I first began,
The more I travell'd, further from my rest, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbcbXdXdee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111011101 0111010011 1111110111 101010001 1011111101 1001010101 10001010101 1111110111 1111010101 1001110001 0101110100 1111000101 11110111010 1001011101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 581
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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