This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet 05 that begins with:

When hearts are full of yearning tenderness,
For the loved absent, whom we can not reach -- ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaXXaXcdcXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111010100 1011011111 1111010111 0101010001 1111010101 1111010101 1001110100 1101011011 1101010001 0100000101 0100010101 0101010101 1111110111 1111010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 603
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • 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; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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  • summary of Sonnet 05;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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