This is an analysis of the poem A Sonnet Of Faith that begins with:

I am not daunted by the show of things,
Nor do I pass them with averted eyes,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabcbcbdbdbb
  • 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: 1111010101 1111000101 1011111101 0101010101 10010100101 0101010101 1111110111 0101011111 1111010111 1001011111 11010101001 11001010101 1100111011 11100000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 572
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and are repeated.

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