This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Cliii that begins with:

Cupid laid by his brand, and fell asleep:
A maid of Dian's this advantage found,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdbebeff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 1011011101 010100101 10110100101 0011010011 11100101001 01001011001 1101011111 0111000101 11110111110 0111011111 11100101010 11010110001 1111011111 11011101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 675
  • Average number of words per stanza: 112
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (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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  • summary of Sonnet Cliii;
  • central theme;
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