This is an analysis of On The Sight Of Swans In Kensington Gardens by Charles Lamb.

Queen-bird, that sittest on thy shining nest
And thy young cygnets without sorrow hatchest,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXXabaabcddcdd
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1111011101 11110011010 11110101110 10110100101 101111001010 1011011111 01010110111 11010011110 010111000100 0111010101 0111110010 010101010100 01001011001 0101010111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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