This is an analysis of Sydney by Arthur Henry Adams.

In her grey majesty of ancient stone
She queens it proudly, though the sun's caress…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abbXabbacdecde
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 0011000101 1101010101 01011000101 1011011111 1001010101 1101100101 0111000100 1001110111 0100110101 0101000111 0001110111 0111001111 1001010011 0011000101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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