Sonnet Xiii. To La Fayette by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xiii. To La Fayette that begins with:

As when far off the warbled strains are heard
That soar on Morning's wing the vales among,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdececff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1111010111 1111010101 01011010101 10110001001 1111000101 1101110111 11010100101 01010101001 1111110101 1101011101 1011010101 11010010101 1101010001 1100101110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 647
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; no is repeated.

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