This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xxxi: Oft Do I Muse that begins with:

Oft do I muse whether my Delia's eyes
Are eyes, or else two fair bright stars that shine; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacacdedeff
  • 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: 1111101101 1111111111 1111010101 0111010101 11111101010 1111010111 11010111001 1101011101 1101110111 11001010111 1111110111 0101011101 1111110101 1111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 640
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (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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