This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xxviii: To Such As Say that begins with:

To such as say thy love I overprize,
And do not stick to term my praises folly, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabacdcdXebeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 0111111100 11110111010 0111110111 11011101010 1111110111 0101010111 11010101001 1101011101 1101100101 1111011111 1111111101 101101111 0101110101 0101110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 609
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (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; i is repeated.

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