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

Do not surcharge our souls with that vile blame
To which our bodies are subjected here;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabba ccdccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101110111 0111010101 1100010011 1110010101 1101010101 0101011101 10010001001 0101000111 1111010001 1101010001 1111001101 1111001111 1111110001 1101011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Love Sonnet Lviii;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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