This is an analysis of Sonnet Ix. by Charlotte Smith.
BLEST is yon shepherd, on the turf reclined,
Who on the varied clouds which float above…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababbaacacdede
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 1011010101 1101011101 1101010101 1111010101 1111010111 10101010101 1111010101 10011010101 0111010101 1111011101 1011011101 1001001101 1111010101 10001011101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
