This is an analysis of the poem The Love Sonnets Of Proteus. Part I: To Manon: Xiii that begins with:

HE DARES NOT DIE
Four hours by the clock! How strange it is! Four hours... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xababbababcdbcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1111 1101011100110 1111010101 1001001101 1101011101 1111011101 00101010101 0101111101 10010111010 11001000111 1101011001 0011111011 1101011101 1010001101 1111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 648
  • Average number of words per stanza: 125
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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; of is repeated.

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  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
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