This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet : From The Italian Of Dante that begins with:

Guido, I would that Lapo, thou, and I,
Led by some strong enchantment, might ascend... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcacXcdcdaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1011110111 1111010101 010111111 0110101111 1111110101 11110101010 1101001101 0111110100 1101010111 101111101 01001100111 01001010111 1111011011 1101111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 608
  • Average number of words per stanza: 109
  • 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; and is repeated.

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