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

As Daniel, bird-alone, in that far land,
Kneeling in fervent prayer, with heart-sick eyes... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaXbacddece
  • 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: 1101010111 1001010111 1101000101001 11100010111 0101010111 1100010100 1011110101 10010101001 1111011101 1101010110 1101010101 1101010011 0101110101 0011010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 602
  • 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.

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

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