This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Ii that begins with:
In shame is man conceived, through pain is born,
And brief the time upon this earth he goes...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abba cddc efefXcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 0101011101 1101010111 0110010111 1101110101 1101011101 01101011100 1011011100 11010011111 1001011001 1110010001 1001110101 0101000111 1110111111 0111111111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- 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; and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Sonnet Ii;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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