This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Vii. To Burke that begins with:
As late I lay in Slumber's shadowy vale,
With wetted cheek and in a mourner's guise,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbacddcaeaeXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 11110101001 0101100101 1101010101 11110100101 1101010111 10110100101 11100100101 10010111001 1101111001 1101010101 0111100001 1000100101101 110111111 1111100101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 612
- Average number of words per stanza: 108
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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