This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Ii. On A Discovery Made Too Late that begins with:

Thou bleedest, my poor heart! and thy distress
Reas'ning I ponder with a scornful smile... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXbaabcdXccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101111101 1011000101 1111110101 10011110100 1111001101 1101010101 1100010101 1111000101 1111110111 110100101001 1111011110 1100110001 10101001101 1111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 629
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • 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; and is repeated.

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