This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xxvii: Is Not Love Here that begins with:

Is not Love here as 'tis in other climes,
And differeth it, as do the several nations? ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaaababcdcdaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111110101 1100011010010 1101010001 100101000010 11110101011 1111010001 01011100011 1011001101 11111100111 1101110011 1101110001 1000110101 1101010011 1101110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 599
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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