Analysis of Sonnet- To Zante

Edgar Allan Poe 1809 (Boston) – 1849 (Baltimore)



Fair isle, that from the fairest of all flowers,
        Thy gentlest of all gentle names dost take!
      How many memories of what radiant hours
        At sight of thee and thine at once awake!
      How many scenes of what departed bliss!
        How many thoughts of what entombed hopes!
      How many visions of a maiden that is
        No more- no more upon thy verdant slopes!
      No more! alas, that magical sad sound
        Transforming all! Thy charms shall please no more-
      Thy memory no more! Accursed ground
        Henceforth I hold thy flower-enameled shore,
      O hyacinthine isle! O purple Zante!
        "Isola d'oro! Fior di Levante!"


Scheme ABABCDEDFGFGFF
Poetic Form
Metre 11110101110 11001110111 1101001110010 1111011101 1101110101 110111011 11010101011 1111011101 1101110011 0101111111 11001111 11111100101 1111101 010110111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 660
Words 104
Sentences 13
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 451
Words per stanza (avg) 101
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 03, 2023

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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. more…

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