This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xv: If That A Loyal Heart that begins with:
If that a loyal heart and faith unfeign'd,
If a sweet languish with a chaste desire, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: Xababcbcdedeff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 01010111100 00110001010 0101011101 11011101010 10010110010 10110101110 00110111010 11011101110 0111110001 1111110101 0101111101 1110011101 100101111 0100110110
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 637
- Average number of words per stanza: 119
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; if, with, my, her, and are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word if is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Sonnet Xv: If That A Loyal Heart;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Samuel Daniel
- Analysis of Sonnet Xxxix: Look, Delia
- Analysis of Sonnet Xli: When Men Shall Find
- Analysis of Sonnet Xxxiv: The Star Of My Mishap