This is an analysis of Sonnet Xiii by Alan Seeger.

I fancied, while you stood conversing there,
Superb, in every attitude a queen,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababccccdedeff
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1101110101 01010010101 01011001 1101010110 1111010100 0101010011 0101011110 1100110101 110011110010 1111001101 110101001010 1001110111 1001001101 0110010001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14