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

Say that thou didst forsake me for some fault,
And I will comment upon that offence;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbcbcdbdbaa
  • 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: 1111011111 1101001110 10110011101 0111010101 1111011111 0101010101 1111011010 1001010111 0100111011 1101011111 1111011101 1100110101 1101111101 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 668
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • 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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