This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Viii. To Mercy that begins with:
Not always should the tear's ambrosial dew
Roll its soft anguish down thy furrowed cheek!... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbacddceeeeff
- 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: 1111010101 1011011101 11110110101 1011011101 1011011101 1101011001 11010001001 1101000101 1101010101 1111010101 1011110111 0110111101 1101110001 1101000101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 647
- Average number of words per stanza: 111
- 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:
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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