This is an analysis of the poem Sonnet Cxix that begins with:
What potions have I drunk of Siren tears,
Distill'd from limbecks foul as hell within,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdededff
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1101110101 0101011101 0101011101 1101111101 11010111010 1011011110 11111011010 00010001010 1100011111 11001101110 1101100101 11011111110 1101010110 1111111111
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 673
- Average number of words per stanza: 113
- 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:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
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- summary of Sonnet Cxix;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by William Shakespeare
- Analysis of Sonnet Cv
- Analysis of Sonnet 9: Is It For Fear To Wet A Widow's Eye
- Analysis of Sonnet Cxxi
