This is an analysis of Sonnet Vii by Alan Seeger.

To me, a pilgrim on that journey bound
Whose stations Beauty's bright examples are,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaccaXXbddb
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 0101011101 1101010101 1001010101 1001111101 1001010101 0101010011 1011010111 0011110101 1111010001 01110101000 10000111111 0111011111 0111110101 0111000111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14