This is an analysis of the poem Natalia’s Resurrection: Sonnet I that begins with:

Oh! woe is me for beauty idly blown!
And woe for passionate youth and joys that wait!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcXcXdXdee
  • 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: 1101110101 11110011111 1111011001 1101110111 11110111010 1001010101 1111111101 1001010001 1101110110 1101110101 0111001111 1001001101 1101110111 1011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 622
  • Average number of words per stanza: 115
  • 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:

    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; and, for, woe, that are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Natalia’s Resurrection: Sonnet I;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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