This is an analysis of Sonnet X by Alan Seeger.
A splendor, flamelike, born to be pursued,
With palms extent for amorous charity…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aXXaabXabbccbb
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 01010010001 01011100100 1111011111 0101000111 1101010101 01010010111 1101010100 01010100101 0101010101 11010111001 1101111100 0101001101 1111011101 11110100101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
