This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Iv that begins with:
Peace is happiness, but war is our plight
Under the heavens. He -- prince of the night,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabb cddc cece Xb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1010011011 1001011001 0110101100 1110101000 1010010101 0101111010 1010001010 1001010101 11110101100 11110101010 11010111000 01010101010 1111110101 1010110100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Sonnet Iv;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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