Sonnet. To Generall Goring, After The Pacification At Berwicke. A La Chabot. by Richard Lovelace: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet. To Generall Goring, After The Pacification At Berwicke. A La Chabot. that begins with:

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Now the peace is made at the foes rate,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbccc XaaXccc XdddeXe Xffffff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 101011011 110101011101 1101001001 010110101 10110111 0100101111 1 111011111 110101011111 101000010 10010101 11100101 010010111 1 001010101 111101110101 1101010101 010010101 10010110 010010101 1 111011111 10011111110 1111011001 10110101 0101111 001000101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to are repeated.

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