This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xiv: If He From Heav'N that begins with:

If he from Heav'n that filch'd that living fire
Condemn'd by Jove to endless torment be, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabcddcbaabXX
  • 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: 01011111010 0111010010 1101011111 1101100001 01011110101 1001110001 0101110101 1001010001 1110010101 1101011101 1101110101 11111101001 1110010101 1111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 605
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; that, he, of, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word yet is repeated.

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