This is an analysis of Sonnet Cxl by William Shakespeare.

Be wise as thou art cruel; do not press
My tongue-tied patience with too much disdain;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcXcdededd
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 0111110111 1111001101 1101111101 0100110101 0111111000 1101110111 1101111101 1111010101 1011011111 1011011101 1011010111 1100111010 1111011101 1111111111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

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