This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet 88: When Thou Shalt Be Disposed To Set Me Light that begins with:

When thou shalt be disposed to set me light
And place my merit in the eye of scorn,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcXcdedeff
  • 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: 1110010111 1111000101 0111011111 11110011111 01110101010 01111111010 01010111100 11010111110 1110000101 1101110111 0100101111 1011010101 1011011101 1111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 596
  • Average number of words per stanza: 113
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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