This is an analysis of Sonnet Xii by Alan Seeger.

Like as a dryad, from her native bole
Coming at dusk, when the dim stars emerge,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbaXccadedeff
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 110100101 1011101101 0011011101 1101011101 1111110001 0011111101 1111000111 1011011100 1101000101 1011010101 1111010011 0101110101 1011010111 01110011001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14