This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xliii: Thou Canst Not Die that begins with:
Thou canst not die whilst any zeal abound
In feeling hearts that can conceive these lines; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababXcdcdedeff
- 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: 1111110101 0101110111 1101011101 01010110101 111100101 11110111110 1101111111 11111111010 1111110011 0101010101 1011110111 1111010101 1111010100 0111011111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 628
- Average number of words per stanza: 117
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (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; i is repeated.
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More information about poems by Samuel Daniel
- Analysis of Sonnet Xxvii: Oft And In Vain
- Analysis of Sonnet Xi: Tears, Vows, And Prayers
- Analysis of Sonnet Lx: Lo, Here The Impost
