Sonnet Xxii. To Simplicity by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Xxii. To Simplicity that begins with:

O! I do love thee, meek Simplicity!
For of thy lays the lulling simpleness... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbcbbcadadda
  • 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: 1111110100 1011010100 1011111101 0111110101 11110101001 1101111111 1111110111 1111111101 1101010100 1101010111 1011110110 1101110100 1101111101 1101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 563
  • Average number of words per stanza: 106
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; i is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word now is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases distress, all connect the lines.

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