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

Was it the proud full sail of his great verse,
Bound for the prize of all too precious you,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcXcccacadd
  • 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: 1001110011 1101011101 1011101110 1011010111 10010110101 0101011111 1101101011 101111010 1111000101 1101100100 1100110101 1111010101 1111001101 1111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 664
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • 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 Lxxxvi;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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