This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Iii. Canzone. (Translated From Milton) that begins with:
They mock my toil--the nymphs and am'rous swains--
And whence this fond attempt to write, they cry,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXbXaabbcbcbXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 1111011101 1101010111 1101011101 11111011101 1101111101 1111011111 1010010101 1101011101 1011101 0101010101 1101010101 1101010101 11011011111 1101111101 1001001110
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 691
- Average number of words per stanza: 118
- Amount of lines: 15
- 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:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
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- summary of Sonnet Iii. Canzone. (Translated From Milton);
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