This is an analysis of the poem The Love Sonnets Of Proteus. Part Iv: Vita Nova: Cii that begins with:

THE VENUS OF MILO
What art thou? Woman? Goddess? Aphrodite?... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbccbdaedae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 010010 11110101010 1101110011 01010101011 1101010101 0100111101 1111110101 1101110101 1111111011 11010010111 0101010111 0111110000 0101010101 0100110101 111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 613
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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